as in colossal
unusually large
The explorers stumbled upon an ancient castle of monolithic proportions.
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Recent Examples of monolithic
Unlike traditional monolithic systems, reaping the benefits of microservices requires a more structured approach to logging and error handling.
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Koushik Sundar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The grills are monolithic, and people want something different.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
In the balance between grace and monumentality, Escobedo has doubled down on the minimal and monolithic.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
The Jewish electorate, it should be said, is not monolithic.
—Philip Klein, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
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Koushik Sundar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The grills are monolithic, and people want something different.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
In the balance between grace and monumentality, Escobedo has doubled down on the minimal and monolithic.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
The Jewish electorate, it should be said, is not monolithic.
—Philip Klein, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolithic
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This comes after a colossal storm produced severe winter weather to much of the country, including northeastern Kansas into north-central Missouri, that saw snowfall around 15 inches.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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Just imagine a colossal Matt Wallner-McCusker platoon.Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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There's a gigantic piece of pizza, a burger complete with lettuce and tomato slices and, of course, meatballs.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Tyson last fought a sanctioned fight in 2005 , losing a sixth-round TKO to gigantic Irishman Kevin McBride, a fighter of little renown beyond that win.Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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The season nonetheless endures as a capstone to a titanic filmography, and a closing of the loop after the original show was understandably, if still sadly, canceled.Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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When two galaxy clusters collide, the clash is suitably titanic, and research from earlier this year gave us our most detailed look yet at such a collision.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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By October 2019, the island was declared free of invasive rodents, marking a monumental success in conservation history.Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Palisades fire, covering at least a monumental 17,234 acres, is now the most destructive fire in the city of Los Angeles’s history.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
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This both-at-once ability, known as superposition, conveys an enormous computational advantage, one that increases when more qubits are working together.Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Apple Valley Model Railroad Museum has an enormous (22 feet by 100 feet) model railroad built in a picturesque Western North Carolina landscape.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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From the outset, the series treats audiences to a bevy of fascinating facts about space travel, from lightning strikes during rocket launches to the astronomical cost of hitching a ride as a space tourist.Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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January's Full Moon Will Have Everyone in Their Feelings — But These 4 Zodiac Signs Will Be an Emotional Wreck January's full moon has significant astrological and astronomical meaning for Haack as the moon was in her Cancer zodiac sign during its peak.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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And some sky-gazers will be able to glimpse a cosmic magic trick when the moon appears to pass in front of Mars.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Here's what the cosmos have in store for your zodiac sign this week, according to celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas Comments Get ready for a very busy cosmic week!Kyle Thomas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Our mammoth game is the last one, which just has to make the NFL schedule-makers giddy.Chris Branch, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Norwegian design studio Salt Ship Design had a mammoth 6,500 gross tonnes of volume to play with, so gave the vessel a distinctive reverse bow and open aft deck that’s primed for helicopter ops.Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Monolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolithic. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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