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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herculean
Adjective
  • Third, operational command of Kamikaze planes is difficult because results cannot be evaluated with any accuracy.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Instead, the major drama comes in the form of Ivy’s corruption by her acting coach, as Ivy gradually goes method and becomes as difficult to work with as Marilyn was (one of this musical’s many meta moments).
    Christian Lewis, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The enormous brown shape offered a perfect broadside target.
    Jeffrey A. Brunk, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Deriving the mesoscopic from the microscopic, on the other hand, has been much more mathematically challenging.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Despite a challenging period for many luxury labels, in October, reports indicated LOEWE’s sales had increased 27.5% YoY. In March, long-time Creative Director Jonathan Anderson left the label, and Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez were appointed.
    Seth Matlins, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Most teams have a tremendous amount at stake in the final week of the season.
    Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Head coach Geno Auriemma earned his 12th NCAA women's basketball championship Sunday, after an 82-58 rout over No. 1 seed South Carolina, a tremendous feat for his legendary career – the most of any men's or women's program in NCAA history.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Over the next two years, Muhammad rang up five more victories against progressively tougher competition.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • On the other side, the Grizzlies had an even tougher time with Curry, who finished with 52 points on 16-of-31 shooting.
    Anthony Slater, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • France’s national team, on the other hand, thrives on its huge reservoir of talent.
    Philipp Lahm, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • As if this wasn't odd enough, this distant galaxy is surrounded by a huge halo of gas.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Wang has $106,000 in independent support, the majority of it from Empower Oakland, a nonprofit co-founded by mayoral candidate Loren Taylor that has emerged as a formidable funding arm in the city’s politics.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Cornyn is considered a formidable fundraiser; he’s brought in more than $415 million during his time in the Senate.
    Julia Manchester, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The bathroom could be closed off with sleek pivoting panels and came—like all suites—with a gigantic shower and round bath the size of a Jacuzzi tub.
    Chris Schaklx, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The polar vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests).
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Herculean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herculean. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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