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standing stone

NOUN
megalith
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Hidden among the layers was another striking discovery: a standing stone measuring 28 cm high.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

A suspected arson attack on a standing stone thought to be thousands of years old has horrified experts.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023

Like the woman’s increasingly upsetting visions, these time warps seem related to the eerie, vaguely human-shaped standing stone that looms over the island, a memorial to a past seafaring tragedy.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

This goes some way to proving that Carlinwell Stone is a genuine prehistoric standing stone, rather than something put up later.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2011

“I need you to be my standing stone, to be my strength this day.”

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper


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