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Baalbek’s Roman remains, among the largest and best preserved in the world, are also among the most mysterious: the Temple of Jupiter sits atop three megaliths weighing around a thousand tons each.
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Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Construction of Stonehenge, which consists of several large stones (known as megaliths) arranged in a circle shape, is thought to have begun around 5,000 years ago, with several changes and additions made to the structure over the next two millennia.
—Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Such megaliths are thought to have had symbolic significance in Neolithic Britain, potentially representing and even embodying ancestors.
—Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The game’s megaliths did not redesign the Champions League to empower the minnows.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Construction of Stonehenge, which consists of several large stones (known as megaliths) arranged in a circle shape, is thought to have begun around 5,000 years ago, with several changes and additions made to the structure over the next two millennia.
—Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Such megaliths are thought to have had symbolic significance in Neolithic Britain, potentially representing and even embodying ancestors.
—Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The game’s megaliths did not redesign the Champions League to empower the minnows.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for megalith
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Published on March 18, 2025 By Tori Latham Photo : Ian Alexander Nelson/Jump Visuals Photo : Ian Alexander Nelson/Jump Visuals A rusticated stone fireplace anchors the great room.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2025
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Archaeologists estimated the aqueduct required about 56 tons of stone and over 80 tiles, the university said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Thousands of trees with white and pink flowers circle the Tidal Basin and parks near some of the capital's famous monuments and memorials.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Now nobody outside the White House knows the status of the monuments, as my colleague Doug Smith reports.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Unimaginably intricate marble tombstones cover the floor.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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What to know after Supreme Court upholds ban Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news TikTok Graveyard makes data tombstones similar to Spotify Wrapped before looming shutdown Trump 'most likely' to give TikTok a 90-day extension before ban takes effect: NBC News Can TikTok be saved?—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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These monoliths are just pieces of the Rapa Nui puzzle.—
Catherine Garcia,
theweek,
27 Nov. 2024
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What still isn’t known It should be noted that our results, like many studies, are describing outcomes on average; the rural population is not a monolith.—
Bryan Tysinger,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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The meme features Trump posing in front of a gravestone representing the department.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Young people stand in between the gravestones, chattering, laughing and digging with shovels.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Megalith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalith. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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