megaproject
noun
mega·proj·ect
ˈme-gə-ˌprä-ˌjekt 
-jikt
also -ˌprō-
: a major project or undertaking (as in business or construction)
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The Brooklyn Marine Terminal needs the kind of creative eye that can follow the thread linking tiny details to a megaproject plan.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Citadel won approval in around 18 months—for a megaproject that would have taken years to be green-lighted in virtually any other major metro.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
The Kansas City Chiefs’ planned $3 billion stadium in Wyandotte County cleared a major hurdle on Friday, when the Kansas Legislature passed a bill creating a sports authority and renewing the underlying incentive program that will finance the megaproject.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
But another power-line megaproject, which will help support new data centers, is expected to cut through the Houston metro and other population centers in the east.
—Claire Hao, Houston Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Citadel won approval in around 18 months—for a megaproject that would have taken years to be green-lighted in virtually any other major metro.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
The Kansas City Chiefs’ planned $3 billion stadium in Wyandotte County cleared a major hurdle on Friday, when the Kansas Legislature passed a bill creating a sports authority and renewing the underlying incentive program that will finance the megaproject.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
But another power-line megaproject, which will help support new data centers, is expected to cut through the Houston metro and other population centers in the east.
—Claire Hao, Houston Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Megaproject.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megaproject. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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