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also astronomic
as in enormous
unusually large
a googol is an astronomical number, and the whimsical coinage of the name was intended to suggest that fact
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Recent Examples of astronomical
There are several astrological and astronomical happenings taking place in the three-month span that are sure to make our hearts bloom.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Just us, our evolutionary heritage, and our meager astronomical observations.
—ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
These expert picks start at just $8 at Amazon and could potentially save your life — or at the very least, save you serious money on astronomical ambulance and hospital bills.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
Financially, the damages from this could be astronomical.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Just us, our evolutionary heritage, and our meager astronomical observations.
—ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
These expert picks start at just $8 at Amazon and could potentially save your life — or at the very least, save you serious money on astronomical ambulance and hospital bills.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
Financially, the damages from this could be astronomical.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for astronomical
Adjective
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The enormous brown shape offered a perfect broadside target.—
Jeffrey A. Brunk,
Outdoor Life,
10 Apr. 2025
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Even with Hollywood’s diminished state in China, the film business is one sector where the U.S. maintains a sizable trade surplus with its geopolitical rival, as Chinese films, despite their enormous earnings in the home market, have made little headway with mainstream North American moviegoers.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The fallout from that would be immense.—
Arthur Staple,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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With equally immense fanfare in San Jose, Celebrini would play his first NHL game in October.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This is a restaurant that could exist nowhere else in the world, a celebration of the region’s vast oceanic bounty served with honest, unfussy deliciousness.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Seagrass meadows like the Saya de Malha bank absorb about a fifth of all oceanic carbon.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Astronomical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astronomical. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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