as in colossal
unusually large
The explorers stumbled upon an ancient castle of monolithic proportions.
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Recent Examples of monolithic
The culture of the country, and especially its cuisine, is anything but monolithic.
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
In monolithic architecture, there’s a single stack performing the functions of all those different layers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
Cultural representation was monolithic during this period—almost to a point where it could be described as exclusionary.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
Emily Cooper The ideal approach to mating the two different materials involved would be to grow III-V semiconductors directly on silicon, an approach called monolithic integration.
—Roel Baets, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2023
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
In monolithic architecture, there’s a single stack performing the functions of all those different layers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
Cultural representation was monolithic during this period—almost to a point where it could be described as exclusionary.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
Emily Cooper The ideal approach to mating the two different materials involved would be to grow III-V semiconductors directly on silicon, an approach called monolithic integration.
—Roel Baets, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2023
See All Example Sentences for monolithic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolithic
Adjective
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The arrangement suggests that the region’s colossal elevation is supported not by one massive crustal slab, but by a complex, layered architecture.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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But for me the book was a colossal procrastination of not fully feeling the pain of the Russian invasion.—
Maria Reva
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In Let’s Play Ball, two rival teams of comedians go head-to-head in a race to transport a gigantic ball across various terrains.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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Large downward revisions to monthly jobs data in recent weeks put a gigantic spotlight on an incredibly typical procedure for economic data.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike the First World War, which started for no good reason and was fought for even less, the American Civil War was understood by the most clear eyed Unionists and Confederates to be, from the outset, something titanic and consequential.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Osbourne’s death has the music industry in mourning over the loss of one of its most titanic figures.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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Mike Pierce says 2025 has seen the most monumental change to the student loan system in two decades.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The program, which launched in 2015, provides monumental mentorship and support for emerging filmmakers who identify as female or nonbinary.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But with each passing summer of enormous transfer spending, the chances of turning the boat around fade ever further.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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There has been an enormous amount of press coverage of the battle over gerrymandering in the last month.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Even so, the £125m British-record fee received for Isak (which the club insist is actually worth £130m to them due to solidarity payments being waived) is an astronomical fee and should alleviate any concerns about the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules for several windows to come.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There’s also a bunch of strange cosmic beings to fight off too.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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This all represents their model, depending on a single energy scale that goes on to account for all predictions of cosmic evolution.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The only other sound came from the two mammoth screens overlooking the parking lot, broadcasting entertainment for those sitting on the restaurant balcony.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some of the world’s oldest microbial DNA has been found preserved in the mammoth remains dating back over one million years.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Monolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolithic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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