megaliths

noun

plural of megalith
as in stones

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  1. stones
  2. monuments
  3. monoliths
  4. gravestones
  5. tombstones
  6. headstones
  7. obelisks
Noun
  • Under the leadership of the longtime chief gemologist and vice president, the house highlighted American gemstones at a time when European jewelers mostly eschewed them in favor of more stones from more traditional sources.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Know More Tanzania has large offshore gas resources and deposits of minerals needed for the energy transition and digital infrastructure — such as copper, lithium, and cobalt — as well as precious metals and stones, including gold and diamonds.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of stones
Noun
  • Aiming to protect what’s left of its buildings and monuments is a converted Volkswagen Crafter—the ARK III, a mobile 3D-scanning lab that creates digital twins of sacred and historical structures for future restoration.
    — Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Back in 2020, then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot had three monuments to Columbus taken down amid massive social justice protests.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of monuments
Noun
  • The landscape is dry and largely treeless, with canyons and volcanic monoliths periodically interrupting the otherwise unending steppe.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • While that’s happening, our industry is being consolidated into these corporate monoliths that are run by people like Larry Ellison, and Larry Ellison is a radical conservative idealogue.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of monoliths
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  • No gravestones, grave markers or other identifying materials had been recovered.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, watchful busts, haunted armor and stretching room portraits.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of gravestones
Noun
  • Think tombstones, solid skeletons, signs or other decorations that hold their shape and don’t have loose or dangling parts.
    — Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That’s presumably the idea behind the recipes people have carved into their tombstones, which, yes, is a real thing that happens quite often.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of tombstones
Noun
  • Surnames like McKenzie, Adams and Scribner make frequent appearances on headstones at the roughly 600-grave cemetery, which is still allows burials of descendants of the town or people who live nearby.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Others in group were skilled at straightening delicate headstones in a way that prevents damage, said former American Legion Auxiliary National President Lisa Williamson.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of headstones
Noun
  • This dainty grower is perfect for small obelisks and trellises.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
  • The line was marked then, as now, by obelisks, 276 of them today, placed roughly within view of one another from El Paso west to the Pacific Ocean ‒ an early attempt to harden the line in the sand.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Definition of obelisks
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“Megaliths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megaliths. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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