as in gigantic
of a building or room
resembling a cave in spaciousness; very significant in size
We toured the cavernous airplane hangar. The dance was held in a cavernous hall. a cavernous auditorium
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Recent Examples of cavernous
But the space had lots of light, a cavernous living room, a ton of cabinet space in the kitchen area and full bedrooms at opposite ends — the kind of setup ideal for adventurous art students.
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Charles Bock, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The cavernous great room is flooded with natural light thanks to the wall of windows overlooking the landscape.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
In the cavernous room where machines prepare mail ballots to send to voters, no one can get more than a few steps in without putting all their belongings in a locker.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2024
This bad boy pumps out the volume to fill even cavernous spaces with pristine sound for TVs or tunes.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Charles Bock, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The cavernous great room is flooded with natural light thanks to the wall of windows overlooking the landscape.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
In the cavernous room where machines prepare mail ballots to send to voters, no one can get more than a few steps in without putting all their belongings in a locker.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2024
This bad boy pumps out the volume to fill even cavernous spaces with pristine sound for TVs or tunes.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Yet another, a gigantic bib of turquoise and malachite beads, yellow and white diamonds, cushion-cut yellow sapphire, and a cushion aquamarine, pays homage to the covert watch necklace with an upside-down timepiece pendant dangling at the end of it.Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
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With the baseball world heading to Dallas for the Winter Meetings on Sunday, one gigantic question is hovering over the Yankees and the rest of the league: where will Juan Soto sign?Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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This, unsurprisingly, has led to a huge online backlash, with many people furiously making memes and posting about this turn of events.Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Even ignoring the other chocolates—the milks, the whites, the unsweeteneds—there’s a huge selection at almost any grocery store.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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The latest forecast is the most unusually warm issued by the center on such a large scale in more than 15 years, according to climatologist Brian Brettschneider.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Combining forces would allow the two companies to fend off Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, at home and abroad.Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Workforce and Talent Shifts After the massive tech workforce reset this past year, the workforce will continue to evolve, reflecting shifts brought by automation and emerging technologies.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Atlanta moves to 7-7 on the year, which is massive considering the tight NFC South race at the moment.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Turnout was enormous, the highest in more than thirty years.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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Lottery players have seen enormous jackpots recently, with previous winners of both the Powerball and Mega Millions breaking into the top 10 largest jackpots in U.S. lottery history.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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The post — which has already received more than 2,000 comments as of Dec. 7 — generated much discussion among Reddit users, with the vast majority of commenters coming to the man’s defense.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Film AlUla shorts germinated from the AlUla Creates program at Film AlUla, the film commission for the swathe of northwest Saudi Arabia roughly the size of Belgium that also comprises a lush oasis and vast sandstone canyons.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement France is under pressure from the European Union’s executive body and financial markets to reduce its colossal debt, estimated to reach 6% of its gross domestic product this year.Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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In one 1941 cartoon by E. H. Shepard, who is best known for being the illustrator behind Winnie-the-Pooh, the then-prime minister was depicted as a brave, colossal dragon-slayer decked out in shining armor.Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Big Story Massive annual defense policy bill passes in House The House on Wednesday passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth measure to the Senate for consideration ahead of Congress’s end-of-month deadline.Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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From the same bone analyses, the researchers extrapolated that mammoth meat made up 40 percent of the mother’s diet.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Cavernous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavernous. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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