as in huge
unusually large
a vast expanse of land just waiting to be settled
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Recent Examples of vast
Attorneys involved in the case have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and maintained that the vast majority of claims are valid.
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The best part of the movie is Murray Bartlett’s wise leper, a man who for the vast majority of his screen time is covered head to toe.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Dropping the Saks Global name reflects rounds of Saks Fifth Avenue store closings during the bankruptcy process, while Neiman Marcus has retained the vast majority of its stores, and Bergdorf’s continues with its two stores, the women’s flagship and the men’s store.
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David Moin,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
The vast space remained useful in other ways for a while.
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Henry Kornaros,
Curbed,
26 June 2026
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The best part of the movie is Murray Bartlett’s wise leper, a man who for the vast majority of his screen time is covered head to toe.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Dropping the Saks Global name reflects rounds of Saks Fifth Avenue store closings during the bankruptcy process, while Neiman Marcus has retained the vast majority of its stores, and Bergdorf’s continues with its two stores, the women’s flagship and the men’s store.
—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
The vast space remained useful in other ways for a while.
—
Henry Kornaros,
Curbed,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vast
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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Technology companies are spending big to incorporate artificial intelligence into their businesses and to build huge data centers.
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But for prices, the distinction makes an enormous difference, Kaneva noted.
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The wave that hit downtown Kansas City on Thursday wasn’t like what the city has seen before, even in enormous parades for Chiefs’ Super Bowl or Royals’ World Series victories.
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While running your air conditioner is likely a must, there are actually other ways to keep your home cooler that don't involve blasting your AC or a gigantic electric bill.
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Those include partnering to develop digital workflows and their joint-ownership in the Terafab facility that plans to produce a gigantic one terawatt a year in compute hardware.
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After soaring to tremendous heights and leading the market for years, AI stocks have been under pressure recently because of worries their profits can’t possibly keep pace with the tremendous rallies for their stock prices.
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Seismic events release tremendous amounts of seismic energy.
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The country also has made a massive push to switch to electric vehicles, which reduced Chinese oil consumption by 1 million barrels per day, the International Energy Agency estimates.
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The brand is celebrating Prime Day with massive markdowns on its latest and greatest electronics like the Apple Watch SE 3, the AirPods Pro 3, and the 2026 MacBook Air laptop.
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The only food stall that was open during kickoff sold turkey legs for $23, a smash cheeseburger for $20 and a giant western sausage for $20.
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The bodice also included a giant bow at the neck.
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While portals offer a vital communication channel for patients facing long appointment wait times, the cognitive load on physicians is immense.
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The immense viewership totals for Kansas City don’t take into account the number of people watching at the Fan Festival, Power & Light District, Sporting Park or any other watch parties that are being held around the city.
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Twenty-six years later, Kaufman was tapped to score indie developer Yacht Club Games’s Mina the Hollower, a throwback to the look and feel of 8-bit GBC games but with the type of colossal world, grandiose story, and elaborate gameplay typically reserved to the Soulsborne games.
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In fact, many on Wall Street fear that Tesla’s notched that astronomical market cap less on hopes of wonders to come, and more on the possibility SpaceX will bid something close to what the carmaker’s selling for to clinch a colossal takeover.
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“Vast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vast. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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