monolith
(also, attributively) A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument
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10:25 AM "monolith" by 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞 from 𝑆𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑠 (Dandy Boy Records) #nowplaying
Not all white people are the same! We’re not a monolith (look up that word if you don’t know it)! 🙄
The Athletic is a monolith that serves as the gravestone for a once-vibrant sports discussion ecosystem. That it's owned by the NYT is just the glossy finish on the granite.
Bounded contexts do not always map one-to-one to microservices. The relationship must be designed explicitly. Ignoring this boundary can result in a distributed monolith—recreating the same coordination problems as a…
Evening. I've wanted to cover St Dominic's for aaaaages - this mysterious monolith sat quite randomly on New Bridge Street. Its story goes back further than I realised - the two were never put together in my head.
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(also, attributively) A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times.
“10:25 AM "monolith" by 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞 from 𝑆𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑠 (Dandy Boy Records) #nowplaying”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Not all white people are the same! We’re not a monolith (look up that word if you don’t know it)! 🙄”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The Athletic is a monolith that serves as the gravestone for a once-vibrant sports discussion ecosystem. That it's owned by the NYT is just the glossy finish on the granite.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Bounded contexts do not always map one-to-one to microservices. The relationship must be designed explicitly. Ignoring this boundary can result in a distributed monolith—recreating the same coordination problems as a traditional monolithic system.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Evening. I've wanted to cover St Dominic's for aaaaages - this mysterious monolith sat quite randomly on New Bridge Street. Its story goes back further than I realised - the two were never put together in my head.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(also, attributively, and, figurative) Anything massive, uniform, and unmovable, especially a towering and impersonal cultural, political, or social organization or structure.
Rumour, with her thousand tongues, affirms that the "Prince Albert Memorial" will not take the form of a monolith; we shall not be sorry to learn the fact of some more suitable monument having been decided upon.
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(chemistry) A substrate having many tiny channels that is cast as a single piece, which is used as a stationary phase for chromatography, as a catalytic surface, etc.
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