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monument

[mon-yuh-muhnt, mon-yuh-ment] / ˈmɒn jə mənt, ˈmɒn jəˌmɛnt /


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That means the enormous stones were intentionally moved to the monument site by people.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

In 2025, he recorded his best finish of second in the other monument - Paris-Roubaix.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

During her lifetime, however, the singer famously resisted at least one attempt to turn her into a monument.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

Ultimately, residents voted to keep the monument in place, just a short walk from the Kremlin.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The serpent was more than a creature; it seemed like a living monument, as eternal and elemental as a mountain range.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

It will help us explain why in the Ramesside period, officials such as Paser chose to reuse, modify or build tombs adjacent to the monuments of the preceding 18th-dynasty elites.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

"Flappy Bill", a clone of the 2013 viral hit Flappy Bird sees players fly a bald eagle and dodging monuments from the National Mall.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

"Unfortunately, the process of rewriting history is much bigger, much deeper. It's also the destruction of monuments," said Zhemkova.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Critics say the triumphal arch would block or disrupt the sightline of other historic monuments.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Flush with wealth, Tiwanaku city swelled into a marvel of terraced pyramids and grand monuments.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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