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Recent Examples of Brobdingnagian In the past year, solar power has experienced Brobdingnagian growth, even by solar standards. Umair Irfan, Vox, 20 Sep. 2024 The Brobdingnagian tower would be part of Phase 2, rising to become the centerpiece of the development after completion of the three other buildings. Bill Chappell, NPR, 8 June 2024 Only a very few of these Brobdingnagian convertibles—featuring a 21-foot length, a 12.7-liter straight-eight engine, and 24-inch wheels—were produced in the 1920s and 1930s. Brett Berk, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024 But how can a film begin to convey these Brobdingnagian dimensions? Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023 In fact, the ELT started out as an idea called OWL—the OverWhelmingly Large Telescope—that would have been a Brobdingnagian 100 meters wide; after much review a panel of astronomers decided a more modest 39 meters would be sufficient. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 23 Nov. 2023 Two decades ago, the Giant Magellan was one of three efforts hatched by competing groups of astronomers and institutions to create a new generation of Brobdingnagian telescopes unparalleled in the ability to gather starlight and pierce the voids of the night sky. Dennis Overbye Marcos Zegers, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Brobdingnagian
Adjective
  • The standard Mercator map projection system distorts northern landmasses, so Greenland is stretched out to gigantic proportions.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 2025
  • On the way to the campsite, the refiners stumble upon a gigantic rotting animal carcass.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • On her wedding day, meanwhile, Meghan wore one of Diana’s most eye-catching pieces: an enormous aquamarine cocktail ring, made by Asprey in the 1990s and gifted to the princess by her close friend Lucia Flecha de Lima.
    Clara Strunck, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2025
  • With the Egyptian and Syrian armies facing defeat, Saudi Arabia's King Faisal came under enormous public pressure, both at home and abroad, to do something for the Arab cause.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The vast majority of the properties destroyed were single-family homes.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The forecasts can seem effortless, but behind the scenes, a vast network of satellites, airplanes, radar, computer models and weather analysts are providing access to the latest data – and warnings when necessary.
    Christine Wiedinmyer, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Philadelphia followed that up with a huge 55-23 victory over the Commanders, with Barkley and quarterback Jalen Hurts each scoring three touchdowns on the ground and the latter adding a TD throw.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Yeah, there’s another huge game to watch earlier on Saturday — Luka Dončić’s Laker debut against Indiana is must-see TV, but Celtics-Knicks is a fight long in the making.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • According to a release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), agriculture specialists assigned to Los Angeles International Airport found the 37 giant beetles concealed inside of multiple packages of Japanese snacks, potato chips and chocolate.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The family-style feast includes fan-favorite dishes like the 18-ounce giant meatball, Nonna’s Sunday Gravy Pasta, chicken Parmigiana, Mediterranean brick-oven pizza and more.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • That was in 1913, to be fair, before Venturi or anybody else had heard of Giorgio Morandi, colossal exception to the Italian-still-life rule, and to most others.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The Stranger Things team is once again teasing a colossal final season.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • That isn’t to say there aren’t grand flourishes or sequences that require tremendous logistical complexity.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The region has seen tremendous loss as thousands of people have been killed in the response to Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Despite excellent reviews and audience scores, ticket sales collapsed by a massive 68% from its debut.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
  • As for Cooper, who is a massive Eagles fan, he was seen arriving to the game with his daughter Irina by his side, in addition to Chiefs superfan Rudd.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025

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“Brobdingnagian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Brobdingnagian. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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