as in giant
unusually large
as military blunders go, the disastrous Pickett's Charge was of Himalayan proportions
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The last one on the right is now empty, cleared of clothes, cleats, camouflage Crocs and the giant National League Gold Glove trophy that sat on a middle shelf.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
25 May 2025 -
For those sorts of people, the news that audio giant JBL has developed a new PartyBox 520 speaker will be music to their ears.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The High Plains also get plenty of love from Hill Country wineries—the Panhandle does, after all, produce the vast majority of the grapes grown in the state.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
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There are the vast arcs of the avenues, the great green slashes of parks and cemeteries, the jagged field of skyscrapers, steepled and spiked like iron filings pulled up toward the great magnet of the sky.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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In the spring of 2022, Russian forces trapped a large group of Ukrainians inside a gigantic steel factory called Azovstal, in southern Ukraine.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
16 May 2025
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What all of these cases have in common is a truly gigantic deer, and then, sadly, lots of discord within the hunting community.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
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Okonkwo made a huge impression in north Wales and his move was made permanent last summer on a free transfer.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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It's been a huge benefit for Dylan to take part in REACH — something he's done since the program got its start in 2019.—
Jonaki Mehta,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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That day, she was declared cancer-free — an enormous win.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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An enormous hole in the budget WHO faces the most significant budget crisis in its nearly 80-year history.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Bordering Honduras to the south and Costa Rica to the north, Nicaragua shares aspects of both — mountainous terrain, defined dry and rainy seasons, the threat of hurricanes, and a challenging transportation network.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The villages in this mountainous landscape are home to a pastoral nomadic community that has lived for generations in close connection with the land.—
Natela Grigalashvili,
The Dial,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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And the one mammoth presence in the middle of all of it was Big Papi.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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New estimates released by USGS on Wednesday indicate that just 61 million barrels of oil are technically recoverable in this region — equivalent to just 0.68 percent of the mammoth quantities already extracted.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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The adaptation takes the game’s hugely engaging story and expands it for the screen, bringing tremendous performances, stunning effects, and impeccably shot action.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 May 2025
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Thank you all for your tremendous support and dedication in our fight to secure a fair contract!—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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“Himalayan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Himalayan. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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