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as in magnificent
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception
a monumental misunderstanding that had far-reaching consequences
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as in huge
unusually large
serves a monumental sundae that usually requires three people to finish it
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as in major
having great meaning or lasting effect
the moon landing was seen as a monumental event in human history
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Popular on Variety Rolling through 20-plus years of a beloved piece of pop culture history can be a daunting challenge, but Thomason and Whitcomb convey why the show was meaningful and monumental in the broader context of our ever-evolving civilization.
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Barca might have performed well and made mistakes, but this should be treated more as a monumental victory for them, instead of a capitulation by Barca.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Gatherings are held every year at Stonehenge, a monumental circle of massive stones in England that dates back about 5,000 years.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
The film reaches its apex towards the end as the story slows down to savor each course of this monumental meal—primi, secondi, etc.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Barca might have performed well and made mistakes, but this should be treated more as a monumental victory for them, instead of a capitulation by Barca.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Gatherings are held every year at Stonehenge, a monumental circle of massive stones in England that dates back about 5,000 years.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
The film reaches its apex towards the end as the story slows down to savor each course of this monumental meal—primi, secondi, etc.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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Several national parks, including Grand Teton, Glacier and, of course, Rocky Mountain, are all part of this magnificent mountain range, which stretches into Canada.Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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United, managed by Sir Alex Ferguson, had a magnificent side, yet the iconic picture doesn’t tell the whole story.Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Palmistry experienced a huge resurgence in 19th-century England and America, just as the science of fingerprints was being developed.Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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But, even before that, in July, Israel killed Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, which was a huge sign to Israelis that the old Israel was back and could do anything anywhere.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Four years after Armie Hammer’s cannibalism scandal sparked major controversy, the actor reflected on how the wild rumors could impact his children’s future.Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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The film blends elements of Indian mythology with futuristic technology, culminating in epic battles that span both physical and spiritual realms.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
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So, from tiny insects making epic journeys to birds riding hurricanes and airborne hippos, here are some our favorite findings of 2024.New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
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The cone was dumping enriched semolina flour into a gigantic tank.Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Siriano posted further proof of how gigantic McCarthy's cape was on Instagram, sharing a photo of him being the grand cloak's escort.Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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His only other playoff game was the historic collapse against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2022 wild-card round.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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While European aristocrats once danced through its gold-leafed halls, today—and after a lengthy renovation in 2016—the historic property is even better.Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2025
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The glorious few who still worry about the decline of Palm Beach society speculated wildly that Trump was planning to legalize gambling and build a casino, or — the truly frightening possibility — subdivide his acreage and sell houses.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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But its glorious catalog lay in disarray, waiting for an astute buyer willing to mine its precious gems.Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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This both-at-once ability, known as superposition, conveys an enormous computational advantage, one that increases when more qubits are working together.Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The same building blocks that allow a single website to be displayed responsively on a tiny phone or enormous television screen can make a website fundamentally undisplayable.Tim Carmody, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Monumental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monumental. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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