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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The outgoing president designated seven new national monuments and expanded others during his term.
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Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, Biden will travel to California to designate two national monuments on lands sacred to Native American tribes -- the roughly 644,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California and the roughly 200,000-acre Sáttítla National Monument near the Oregon border.
—Maxine Joselow The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Major airlines offer storm waivers to passengers ahead of winter storm
Biden to designate environmental national monuments in California
When and where to see the Quadrantids, 2025's first meteor shower
The 119th Congress begins today.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
What else is going on President Biden will create two new California national monuments protecting tribal lands.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, Biden will travel to California to designate two national monuments on lands sacred to Native American tribes -- the roughly 644,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California and the roughly 200,000-acre Sáttítla National Monument near the Oregon border.
—Maxine Joselow The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Major airlines offer storm waivers to passengers ahead of winter storm
Biden to designate environmental national monuments in California
When and where to see the Quadrantids, 2025's first meteor shower
The 119th Congress begins today.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
What else is going on President Biden will create two new California national monuments protecting tribal lands.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“National monument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20monument. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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