as in gigantic
unusually large
people seem to be buying ever more gargantuan SUVs these days
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Recent Examples of gargantuan
Carpenter herself wore a glitzy scarlet bodysuit version of the traditional uniform, looking even tinier than usual in formation with the guards in their gargantuan black furry hats.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
European leaders and top officials are already rallying behind Zelenskyy and his country, stating that Ukraine is not alone but European diplomats now face a gargantuan challenge in trying to minimize the fallout.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The House’s vote on Tuesday, however, has put the onus back on Senate Republicans, leaving them trying to insert some of their top priorities into one gargantuan package.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
Teammates say Keefe has made a gargantuan difference in Poole’s performance, in part because Keefe has continued to demand a lot from Poole.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
European leaders and top officials are already rallying behind Zelenskyy and his country, stating that Ukraine is not alone but European diplomats now face a gargantuan challenge in trying to minimize the fallout.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The House’s vote on Tuesday, however, has put the onus back on Senate Republicans, leaving them trying to insert some of their top priorities into one gargantuan package.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
Teammates say Keefe has made a gargantuan difference in Poole’s performance, in part because Keefe has continued to demand a lot from Poole.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gargantuan
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Acoustic Sounds occupies a hodgepodge of squat industrial buildings in Salina, a city of about 50,000 near the geographic center of the 48 contiguous states, where grain elevators and a gigantic frozen pizza plant jut out from the flat plains landscape.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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Some knobby with new growth, some short or gigantic, some suffering or shrunken, some reaching over paths and roads.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
5 Mar. 2025
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Watching this film will be huge, and then Coach getting on our (butts) will be big for us.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Atlanta Braves suffered a huge hit to the roster last season when their ace Spencer Strider went down with a torn UCL.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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The decision to remove the enormous mural near the White House comes after a U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., introduced legislation earlier this week that gave D.C. an ultimatum: either paint over the slogan or risk losing federal funding.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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There are also the now-traditional summer preseason schedules of European clubs who spend a few weeks in America playing before enormous crowds before kicking off their new seasons back home.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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During that performance, Roan wore a pink gingham leather set by designer Zana Bayne—a riff on cowboy buckskins—and performed in front of a green screen with a giant tree and small critters dancing along to the song.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
14 Mar. 2025
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The giant pepper comes covered in roasted vegetables and queso fresco.—
Megan Stringer,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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What to Do Sure, wine tasting and farm-to-table dining is why many travelers come to the Willamette Valley to begin with, but its vast beauty shouldn't be wasted.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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The two lone wolves traverse a wasteland of vast canyons, derelict cityscapes and blazing oil fields, digitally rendered on blue screens.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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A little over two years ago, the then-British prime minister attempted to push through massive unfunded tax cuts, decimating UK government bonds before she was forced into a humiliating climbdown.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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In Kansas, eight people died when high winds and a dust storm caused a massive collision on Interstate 70 involving at least 71 vehicles, said Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Hileman.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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The colossal storm will put over 100 million people at risk of severe weather, from blizzard conditions in the northern Plains to tornadoes and wildfires in the South.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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Lunar Client debuted in April 2019 and struggled financially in its early days, but the company remained self-funded, with founders often going unpaid, before the platform’s popularity gained colossal momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Black Bag is a tremendous example that a film need not be making an explicit political point or obsessed with the political dimensions of its narrative to be worthwhile cinema.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Mass federal layoffs initiated by the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, have also created tremendous uncertainty for businesses.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2025
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