megaproject
noun
mega·proj·ect
ˈme-gə-ˌprä-ˌjekt 
-jikt,
also -ˌprō-
: a major project or undertaking (as in business or construction)
Examples of megaproject in a Sentence
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Before the deal, growing economic pressure had forced the government to make some changes, including freezing some costly megaprojects ordered up by Mr. el-Sisi that had piled on the debt, among them a showy new capital in the desert.
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Nada Rashwan, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Since 2014, the cost of the megaproject has risen from $4.4 billion to more than $12 billion.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
The $450 million megaproject includes 431 apartments, 280,000-square-feet of office space, five floors of underground parking and 19,000-square-feet for retail on the ground floor.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
But as the prices of basic goods soar while the state spends heavily on flashy megaprojects, grumblings of discontent here are growing louder.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
Utah is hardly the first Western state to be enticed by a megaproject pipe dream, however far-fetched.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2023
Beijing’s view of South-South cooperation revolves around its megaproject, the Belt and Road Initiative, a vast infrastructure investment program that has spent $1 trillion in the last decade.
—Happymon Jacob, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2023
Lately, however, as the immense cost of his megaprojects helped send the economy into crisis, Mr. el-Sisi has taken to admonishing Egyptians simply to eat less.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
But change is coming to Bangkok, in the form of many megaprojects, including Dusit Central Park, which is slated to open in 2024, with the 259-room Dusit Thani Bangkok Hotel and a multi-terraced roof park.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
Nada Rashwan, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Since 2014, the cost of the megaproject has risen from $4.4 billion to more than $12 billion.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
The $450 million megaproject includes 431 apartments, 280,000-square-feet of office space, five floors of underground parking and 19,000-square-feet for retail on the ground floor.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
But as the prices of basic goods soar while the state spends heavily on flashy megaprojects, grumblings of discontent here are growing louder.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
Utah is hardly the first Western state to be enticed by a megaproject pipe dream, however far-fetched.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2023
Beijing’s view of South-South cooperation revolves around its megaproject, the Belt and Road Initiative, a vast infrastructure investment program that has spent $1 trillion in the last decade.
—Happymon Jacob, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2023
Lately, however, as the immense cost of his megaprojects helped send the economy into crisis, Mr. el-Sisi has taken to admonishing Egyptians simply to eat less.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
But change is coming to Bangkok, in the form of many megaprojects, including Dusit Central Park, which is slated to open in 2024, with the 259-room Dusit Thani Bangkok Hotel and a multi-terraced roof park.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
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“Megaproject.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megaproject. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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