as in colossal
unusually large
The explorers stumbled upon an ancient castle of monolithic proportions.
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Recent Examples of monolithic
Much like Stonehenge, the monolithic statues at Easter Island, and other premodern engineering marvels, much of Machu Picchu’s construction remains shrouded in mystery.
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Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Looking ahead, the LLMs of 20 years from now may be nothing like today’s monolithic systems.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Instead of a monolithic presentation, the exhibition unfolded as a series of intimate solo shows, offering a more nuanced examination of this dynamic region through each artist’s unique vision of it.
—Silvia Benedetti, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025
White rum isn’t a single, monolithic category any more than dark rum is.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Looking ahead, the LLMs of 20 years from now may be nothing like today’s monolithic systems.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Instead of a monolithic presentation, the exhibition unfolded as a series of intimate solo shows, offering a more nuanced examination of this dynamic region through each artist’s unique vision of it.
—Silvia Benedetti, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025
White rum isn’t a single, monolithic category any more than dark rum is.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolithic
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Yet, with any colossal success, there can always be backlash, with some criticizing the higher alcohol levels.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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George Foreman, whose colossal career in the ring saw the legendary boxer take home two heavyweight championships, has died at the age of 76.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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Goodbye millions of programmers, hello gigantic business savings.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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But Stanford is a rare school where even assistant coaches leaving doesn’t usually have a gigantic impact on recruiting.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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There’s no way a titanic freshman talent like Queen sticks around for more than a year.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2025
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Pitino's second game could come against Arkansas and Calipari in what would be a titanic matchup between two of the game's biggest coaching names.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2025
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The stock market is experiencing monumental correction.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Two Kenyan women take on the monumental task of decolonizing a formerly whites-only library in Nairobi.—
Jack Howland,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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Last weekend's enormous storm spun 100 tornadoes so far confirmed by the National Weather Service, which is still conducting surveys.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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The property also comes with an enormous 5,282 square feet of garage space and 2,295 square feet of covered porches and loggias.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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Costs are astronomical, rents and leases and construction costs and permits for grease traps.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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While the odds for winning any prize will improve from 1 in 24 to 1 in 23, the chances of winning the big prize will still be astronomical: going from 1 in 302,575,350 to 1 in 290,472,336.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Their will-they-won't-they romance (now officially canon in the comics and on the Max series Harley Quinn) feels like a long-overdue cosmic alignment.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Here's a recap of the April 2024 total solar eclipse, and how this weekend's partial cosmic event will be a bit different.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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The good news is this: India’s mammoth endeavor to transition its power sector paves the way for significant growth across multiple sunrise sectors.—
Radhika Kak, independent researcher at Harvard Business School and Varad Pande, partner at BCG,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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Its crowning glory: a mammoth skylight that illuminates the entire structure for ultimate chiaroscuro effect.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Monolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolithic. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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