1
as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
the herculean task of grading 60 student essays over one weekend
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as in enormous
unusually large
a herculean banquet table that took eight men to lift it
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herculean
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Palace’s recruitment strategy depends on selling players, however difficult such deals are to stomach.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025 -
And as more time passed, reaching out felt more and more difficult.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Stans — a music documentary about iconic rapper Eminem and how his songs have resonated with his enormous fan base — is coming to streaming this week.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Russia, meanwhile, continues the war at enormous cost to itself: the country now spends nearly a third of its annual budget on defense and sustains a casualty rate higher than that of any conflict in which Russia has participated since the Second World War.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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Taking the most challenging courses available — like AP, IB, honors, or dual enrollment classes — signals preparedness for college-level work.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Because of this consistent advocacy, the Mayor selected me to help lead efforts to move Council forward through this challenging time.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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Bypassing retailers can give brands a tremendous advantage in the form of access, not just to customers, but to the patterns in their behavior that is now directly usable to iterate and innovate.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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After making a tremendous mistake that triggers the French and Indian War, an ambitious 22-year-old George Washington must face his failures and find the courage to become the leader that will forge a nation.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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The logistics of pushing autonomous vessels out into the deep Pacific is tough.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Sanctions have roiled Russia's economy and Trump could use tougher measures as leverage over Putin, said Richard Portes, professor of economics at London Business School.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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By then the nation is forecast to be facing a huge spike in power outages if sufficient new energy is not released into the U.S. electric grid.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Data centers and artificial intelligence are using huge amounts of electricity to power the largest area of growth in our economy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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After decades of battling brutal conditions in the Bering Sea, Hansen, 59, is now facing something even more formidable than icy waves — his own mortality.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Huntington Beach: The Oilers remain formidable with the return of All-County duo of Roxie Shaia and Taylor Savage at quarterback and wide receiver, respectively. 4.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
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If confirmed, this finding would mean the gigantic blue-green ice planet would have 29 moons.—
Jorge Garay,
Wired News,
22 Aug. 2025
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The Intimacy Of Pismo Beach Corgi Nation Vacation The Pismo Beach Corgi Nation Vacation is smaller and feels more intimate than the gigantic beach parties at Huntington Beach, according to McLemore.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Herculean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herculean. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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