as in giant
unusually large
as military blunders go, the disastrous Pickett's Charge was of Himalayan proportions
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The detection of Neptune's auroras will help astronomers better understand how particles from the sun interact with its atmosphere, providing a new area of study about ice giant planets.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
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In it, the man explained how his fiancée had eaten the giant cupcake that his daughter was planning to give to her friend as a birthday surprise, due to her pregnancy cravings.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Hauraki Gulf is a vast and ecologically rich body of water that stretches from Auckland to the Coromandel Peninsula and Great Barrier Island.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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That granted fans in attendance free Chick-fil-A and showcased the vast improvement Garcia has made in his swing this spring.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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Goodbye millions of programmers, hello gigantic business savings.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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But Stanford is a rare school where even assistant coaches leaving doesn’t usually have a gigantic impact on recruiting.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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That’s realistically the only addition that would make a huge splash at the position.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Last year saw a huge uptick in tornadoes later in the spring and activity continued through December, with nearly 2,000 tornado reports in total.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Last weekend's enormous storm spun 100 tornadoes so far confirmed by the National Weather Service, which is still conducting surveys.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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The property also comes with an enormous 5,282 square feet of garage space and 2,295 square feet of covered porches and loggias.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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Easter Or Die followed ten celebs who were invited to a mountainous snowbound resort.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Lumina is the first science fiction entry to be shot in Morocco, particularly in the mountainous regions of Marrakech and Ouarzazate, providing it with a distinct cinematic appearance.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The good news is this: India’s mammoth endeavor to transition its power sector paves the way for significant growth across multiple sunrise sectors.—
Radhika Kak, independent researcher at Harvard Business School and Varad Pande, partner at BCG,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Patriots entered this offseason in a mammoth hole.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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Frank is a business leader, with a tremendous track record of transforming large corporations.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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In fact, Holloway was regarded as a tremendous athlete on his draft day, and the worry surrounded his ability to score in the NHL.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Himalayan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Himalayan. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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