monument
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Built of concrete and sheathed in stainless steel, it is our tallest monument alongside our greatest river.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
Minutes into the climb, the plebes roll their T-shirts up and throw them, like emcees at a ball game, toward the base of the monument, where other midshipmen use them to wipe off the grease.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
“Sometimes it feels like there’s no other way to draw attention to this problem than to have a physical reminder,” Zaldivar said of the monument.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
The Chicago campus functions as a monument to the eight years the couple spent in the White House.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
The moment was suddenly at hand not only to make ungodly sums of money but to build an empire, a lasting monument.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Vocabulary lists containing monument
Brown Girl Dreaming
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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"A Rose for Emily"
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