as in vast
unusually large
the building of the Hoover Dam was a construction project of pharaonic proportions
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Recent Examples of pharaonic
Around 5,000 pharaonic artifacts are being relocated from a museum in Cairo, while many of the objects to be displayed haven’t been seen by the public since being discovered in 1922.
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2024
Aswan Aswan is the jumping off point for Abu Simbel, Ramses II’s two breathtaking temples, apotheoses (along with the pyramids) of pharaonic power.
—Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
Strongmen have a notorious attraction to pharaonic public works, but democratic leaders are said to have the edge in summoning the innovation required to complete them.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
They’re drawn to the pharaonic history and art, of course, but also to the more contemporary galleries and studios that today form Cairo’s design scene.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2023
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2024
Aswan Aswan is the jumping off point for Abu Simbel, Ramses II’s two breathtaking temples, apotheoses (along with the pyramids) of pharaonic power.
—Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
Strongmen have a notorious attraction to pharaonic public works, but democratic leaders are said to have the edge in summoning the innovation required to complete them.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
They’re drawn to the pharaonic history and art, of course, but also to the more contemporary galleries and studios that today form Cairo’s design scene.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharaonic
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But the vast majority of the remaining defensive possessions were troubling for a team supposedly tailor-made to stop these very problems in their tracks.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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The vast majority of Redditors sided with the teenager, with many saying that asking someone to accommodate house guests during a visit is okay — but not at the cost of basic essentials such as warmth.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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There's a gigantic piece of pizza, a burger complete with lettuce and tomato slices and, of course, meatballs.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Tyson last fought a sanctioned fight in 2005 , losing a sixth-round TKO to gigantic Irishman Kevin McBride, a fighter of little renown beyond that win.Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 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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If his career ends like this, hobbled by injuries, that will be an enormous shame.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Then, late in the second quarter, a giant momentum swing encapsulated in one play.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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In a landscape that has also seen the WNBA and NWSL take giant leaps forward, the PWHL continues to advance at breakneck speeds.Carol Schram, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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This comes after a colossal storm produced severe winter weather to much of the country, including northeastern Kansas into north-central Missouri, that saw snowfall around 15 inches.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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Just imagine a colossal Matt Wallner-McCusker platoon.Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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The song not only became a huge viral hit, but also reached the No.1 position for the first time in history, a milestone that also represents a breakthrough for the traditional carranga music genre, which has recently found a new place in the music industry.Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2025
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Other than Yoon, high-ranking officials under investigation include the former defense minister, the head of the Army Special Warfare Command, as well as the head of the Defense Intelligence Command, raising huge questions over the nation's security preparedness.Charlie Campbell, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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And after search warrants were executed in fentanyl cases, narcotics detectives seized hundreds of guns and massive quantities of all types of drugs.Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Having a megadonor in your corner to entice the nation's best recruit will be a massive boon for Michigan and anyone else who is able to follow suit.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Our mammoth game is the last one, which just has to make the NFL schedule-makers giddy.Chris Branch, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Norwegian design studio Salt Ship Design had a mammoth 6,500 gross tonnes of volume to play with, so gave the vessel a distinctive reverse bow and open aft deck that’s primed for helicopter ops.Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Pharaonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharaonic. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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