megalith

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Recent Examples of megalith It's thought that the 3,000 megaliths of the Carnac Stones in Brittany, France, mark the extreme positions of the moon during a major lunar standstill. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 The Taiwanese megalith has a massive product scope, but on the consumer end, they're best known for PC hardware. K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024 The Altar Stone is the largest of the bluestone megaliths, and while previous research has ruled out Anglo-Welsh origin, scientists were uncertain about where this stone came from. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024 Last year, Richard Bevins of Aberystwyth University in Wales co-authored a paper questioning the assumption that the Altar Stone had come from Wales and thus belonged to the bluestone megalith grouping. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for megalith 
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Noun
  • The concept is inspired by the pioneering painter and sculptor, Michelangelo, who was able to turn one of the most mundane and inflexible mediums, stone, into something entirely new and awe-inspiring: art.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Natural materials like wood, stone, and leather are Goerzen’s go-to recommendations, suggesting items like a reclaimed wood coffee table and leather armchairs.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Currently, there are no monuments to women on the National Mall.
    Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • With colorful festivals, lively cities, some of the world’s greatest archaeological monuments, and roughly 7,000 miles of coastline prime for sunning and snorkeling, Mexico is a popular destination for U.S. travelers.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Manuela and her youngest sister picked yellow wildflowers and placed them on the tombstones.
    Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • As Paul Fussell observed in The Great War and Modern Memory, a distrust of vacuous language was a hallmark of the words on tombstones at the Somme, not the solemn slogans written by Rudyard Kipling but the inscriptions composed by the families of the dead.
    Karen Parker Lears, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Remember that neurodivergent people are not a monolith, but many of us excel in our careers due to being both innovative and creative.
    Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • While no fair is a monolith, this year’s challenging market and packed calendar compelled galleries to make judicious choices regarding participation.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Police discovered that similar damage was done at the neighboring Wilson County Memorial Gardens, including some broken gravestones, according to the D.A.'s office.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Physically walking the property to search for depressions and gravestones yielded a possible site.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Megalith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalith. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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