Monumental and Prominent

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Monumental adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.

Usage example: the moon landing was seen as a monumental event in human history

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Prominent and monumental are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prominent" instead an adjective "Monumental".

Nearby Words: monument, monumentally

Prominent adjective - Likely to attract attention.

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Monumental and prominent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Monumental" instead an adjective "Prominent".

Nearby Words: prominence, prominently

Monumental Damage: Several prominent landmarks such as the Merlion Statue and the Esplanade get obliterated by missile fire.

Source: Film / Ah Boys to Men
Monumental Battle: Not a battle so much, but Barbara and Jenny's flight through London with Dortmun takes them past Daleks milling around some of central London's most prominent monuments, such as Westminster Bridge, the Houses of Parliament and Trafalgar Square.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S2 E2 "The Dalek Invasion of Earth"
Not that the pasties leave much to the imagination anyway... Monumental Battle: The Nazis transform nearly every prominent Parisian landmark into a base of some form; and in order to inspire the areas nearby, Sean must rout the Nazis from them.

Source: Video Game / The Saboteur

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