monumental
adjective
resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
monumentalism
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a word derived from
monumental.
Example Sentences
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High-rise appartment blocks, a 150,000-capacity stadium, bowling alleys, department stores, a zoo, and a fairground are part of a faded Soviet-era cityscape of concrete monumentalism.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2024
The sequence begins with Moran’s “Chantal,” which is described as an introduction to the complicated cultural significance of monumentalism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
The larger thrust has been to expand beyond geologic monumentalism, typical of early parks, and incorporate living landscapes rich in biodiversity and unique habitats.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2019
In the area of the park she chose, Ms. Shechet faces off with some old-fashioned male monumentalism.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2018
A critic responding to “Oil” wondered whether the fusing of beauty with monumentalism, of extreme photographic detachment with extreme ecological damage, could trigger only apathy as a response.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 11, 2016
