national monument
noun
: a place of historic, scenic, or scientific interest set aside for preservation usually by presidential proclamation
Examples of national monument in a Sentence
the Statue of Liberty National Monument
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Most national monuments are created by presidents, but Congress can also establish them.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Hansen stripped off her knee pads, helmet, elbow pads, cave pack and muddy boots — after finishing her qualifications to lead cave tours at the national monument — and began to cry.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Amodei also reintroduced a bill last week to strip presidential authority to unilaterally designate national monuments and give that authority to Congress.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
The fire, which began Tuesday, has spread rapidly due to high winds, forcing the president to adjust his schedule and abandon plans to visit Thermal, where he had been slated to announce new national monuments.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Hansen stripped off her knee pads, helmet, elbow pads, cave pack and muddy boots — after finishing her qualifications to lead cave tours at the national monument — and began to cry.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Amodei also reintroduced a bill last week to strip presidential authority to unilaterally designate national monuments and give that authority to Congress.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
The fire, which began Tuesday, has spread rapidly due to high winds, forcing the president to adjust his schedule and abandon plans to visit Thermal, where he had been slated to announce new national monuments.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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“National monument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20monument. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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