monolithic
adjective
mono·lith·ic
ˌmä-nə-ˈli-thik 
1
b(1)
: formed from a single crystal
a monolithic silicon chip
(2)
: produced in or on a monolithic chip (see chip entry 1 sense 6b)
a monolithic circuit
2
a
: cast as a single piece
a monolithic concrete wall
b
: formed or composed of material without joints or seams
a monolithic floor covering
c
: consisting of or constituting a single unit
3
a
: constituting a massive undifferentiated and often rigid whole
a monolithic society
b
: exhibiting or characterized by often rigidly fixed uniformity
monolithic party unity
Examples of monolithic in a Sentence
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The message was clear: Native Americans—perceived of as a monolithic culture—were primitive and destined for disappearance, fitting more with displays of animals than with the American History Museum’s message of technology and progress.
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Kathleen Duval, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Previously working on a system designed in a monolithic pattern and deployed on-premise, Mahalingam broke the system in his company, into microservices and migrated it to Azure cloud to scale automatically with the seasonally increasing or decreasing transaction volume.
—Hilary Tetenabaum, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
And the darkness is no longer monolithic, but swirls with shades of black and a parade of textures.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 26 Mar. 2024
Some leaders may still gravitate towards generic, monolithic solutions to meet their needs at the end of the day.
—Steve Rodda, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But Haredi society is not monolithic, and some leaders have hinted at a change in mind-set.
—Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
The abundance of stories like Mendoza’s and Mago’s doesn’t mean the Venezuelan diaspora is monolithic.
—Lautaro Grinspan, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
The abode is positioned on a cul-de-sac and tucked behind a gate, kind of like a modern, monolithic fortress.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2024
Neither side is a monolithic group, a unified bloc.
—Ed Beltran, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Kathleen Duval, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Previously working on a system designed in a monolithic pattern and deployed on-premise, Mahalingam broke the system in his company, into microservices and migrated it to Azure cloud to scale automatically with the seasonally increasing or decreasing transaction volume.
—Hilary Tetenabaum, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
And the darkness is no longer monolithic, but swirls with shades of black and a parade of textures.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 26 Mar. 2024
Some leaders may still gravitate towards generic, monolithic solutions to meet their needs at the end of the day.
—Steve Rodda, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But Haredi society is not monolithic, and some leaders have hinted at a change in mind-set.
—Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
The abundance of stories like Mendoza’s and Mago’s doesn’t mean the Venezuelan diaspora is monolithic.
—Lautaro Grinspan, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
The abode is positioned on a cul-de-sac and tucked behind a gate, kind of like a modern, monolithic fortress.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2024
Neither side is a monolithic group, a unified bloc.
—Ed Beltran, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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