as in huge
unusually large
that's a tremendous amount of work for one person
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Recent Examples of tremendous
The chemistry between Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet is tremendous.
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
During his time in charge, Red Bull has had tremendous success, winning eight drivers’ and six constructors championships.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
With the tremendous uncertainty in the economy, CEOs need to establish budgetary exit ramps that would be fast and easy to implement.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Kling, who grew up in Kansas and turns 68 in October, has overseen a period of tremendous growth for the city.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 30 June 2025
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
During his time in charge, Red Bull has had tremendous success, winning eight drivers’ and six constructors championships.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
With the tremendous uncertainty in the economy, CEOs need to establish budgetary exit ramps that would be fast and easy to implement.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Kling, who grew up in Kansas and turns 68 in October, has overseen a period of tremendous growth for the city.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremendous
Adjective
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Compared to a lot of other activities, games have this huge social mould.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Having an offensive mind as creative as Johnson will be a huge upgrade for Williams and the Bears.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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And for what? To cover only a fraction of the enormous cost of the bill, which will add more than $3 trillion to the federal debt by 2034.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The amount of water that fell rapidly on Friday is estimated around 100 billion gallons, an enormous volume that almost doubles the daily flow over Niagara Falls, according to KSAT.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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The vast majority of fans in attendance were sporting orange and black.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
5 July 2025
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And the company behind the bet was Google, which had acquired legacy phone maker Motorola Mobility and was leveraging its modern tech prowess and vast resources to make the Moto X smartphone a success.—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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On June 30, Netflix premiered its documentary Shark Whisperer, which follows Ocean Ramsey in her unique (and controversial — and viral) approach to marine conservation: swimming freely with gigantic sharks for hours on end.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
4 July 2025
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Israel doesn’t have any heavy bombers, stealthy or otherwise, capable of carrying such gigantic bombs.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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Then, as is the nature of the business, the parent company of Fueled By Ramen went through a massive shakeup.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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Even though no funding has been cut, Jackson condemned the administration, contending the effect of the pause is going to be massive and could result in North Carolina firing about 1,000 educators.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The question of whether the ambitious December train reopening will be met hangs in the balance, an indication of the immense effort still required.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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While the administration's overall approach to immigration, for instance, was viewed more negatively than positively among all voters, with 42% approving and 47% disapproving, in a Pew Research Center survey in June, the partisan gulf is immense.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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One of his daughters remembers earning dessert by hopping a giant lap of the backyard on her left foot.—
Henry Abbott,
The Atlantic,
12 July 2025
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More of the giant spiders could come up to the Northeast this year, Davis said.—
Rick Sobey,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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It’s believed that the 26-year-old will earn a yearly salary of around $23m, a colossal figure considering his wages in Bergamo amounted to $3.1m per-season.—
Emmet Gates,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Swansea, who finished a colossal 86 places above Wrexham as recently as 2019-20, will be their divisional peers next time around — the first time the clubs have been in the same division since 2003.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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“Tremendous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremendous. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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