as in monument
a tall, four-sided stone column that becomes narrower toward the top and that ends in a point
The granite obelisk stands at the exact center of the park.
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The arena floor in both films included eight obelisks, with Max borrowing the look from a 19th century painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme.
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Across town, Bloomberg built itself a deluxe glass obelisk.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
Some might have beautiful obelisks.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2024
Notably, the opening desert scenes featuring Will Sampson and the Hopi obelisk were filmed at Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Across town, Bloomberg built itself a deluxe glass obelisk.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
Some might have beautiful obelisks.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2024
Notably, the opening desert scenes featuring Will Sampson and the Hopi obelisk were filmed at Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Obelisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obelisk. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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