as in giant
unusually large
a jumbo jet
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as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
the winner in the contest for biggest pumpkin was a jumbo that weighed in at over a thousand pounds
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Recent Examples of jumbo
Grace Abels, Austin American Statesman, 12 May 2025
The airline has 52 747s in its fleet and will operate 1,558 flights on the jumbo this summer, accounting for over 569,000 seats.
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—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Credit needed 620 for conventional, 500 for FHA loans, 660 for jumbo, none for some non-qualifying mortgages.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
And who could forget her stunning jumbo twists at the 2024 Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show?
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 26 Jan. 2025
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What do the Statue of Liberty and a super luxury jumbo Boeing 747-8 have in common?Other than their proximity to clouds, not much.
—Grace Abels, Austin American Statesman, 12 May 2025
The airline has 52 747s in its fleet and will operate 1,558 flights on the jumbo this summer, accounting for over 569,000 seats.
5.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Credit needed 620 for conventional, 500 for FHA loans, 660 for jumbo, none for some non-qualifying mortgages.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
And who could forget her stunning jumbo twists at the 2024 Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show?
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumbo
Adjective
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Before the festival, students at Escuela Verde in Silver City will create the photo collage that will be added to the giant letters, Bautch said.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Analysts say the tariffs broadside from Trump has pushed Modi into making some concessions towards China and cautiously embrace Xi at a time when the two giant neighbors had already been exploring an improvement of their frosty ties.—
Ivan Watson,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Killer whales are known to be the ocean’s top predator, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The creature looks like a giant celestial jellyfish and makes sounds like a whale.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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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His gigantic pants, shin pads and elbow pads are all bespoke, too.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Still a lot cheaper than paying for dinosaur juice, mind.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Playing mixed doubles alongside Ben Shelton, Townsend—the number 1 doubles player in the world—donned a white cropped long-sleeve and black skirt with Tyrannosaurus rex footprints along her shoulders and waistband (an homage to her 4-year-old son, a dinosaur lover).—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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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American Taylor Townsend plays Czech Barbora Krejčíková in the fourth round of the U.S. Open women’s singles tournament on Sunday, but regardless of the result, the fourth Grand Slam of the year has already been a huge win for Townsend.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His monster homer finally gave the Red Sox some room after a frustrating offensive game in which Boston stranded 14 men on base and went 3-for-19 with runners in scoring position.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Items still needed: large play mats, luggage, dolls, toy monster trucks Scampini Linn said she feels affirmed by the generosity of her community.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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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Investigators suspect that cooling towers – which use water to cool enormous buildings and then release mist into the air – are the origin of the disease-causing bacteria, Legionella.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Previously thought to be early domesticated dogs or tamed wolves living near humans, the animals’ remains were found near woolly mammoth bones that had been burned and cut by humans, suggesting the canids lived near a site where humans butchered mammoths.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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At the same time, research on de-extinction can also be used to protect endangered species from going extinct, in the case of the mammoth, the research can help protect endangered elephants, the company says.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Jumbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumbo. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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