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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Bunyanesque
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His goal has not been met of finding $1 trillion in federal savings from waste, fraud and abuse. Veterans Affairs Department: A new internal task force at the mammoth department wants employees to report anti-Christian bias among coworkers going back to the Biden administration.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
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But suffice to say, Snoop gets a dire diagnosis, transports to a battleground set amid giant marijuana plants, gets cozy with a mammoth marijuana bud, dies and visits Tupac, Petty pops in throughout, and Jelly Roll appears in a prison yard, among other wild occurrences.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2025
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This sudden flash of light accompanied by a colossal burst of subatomic particles is called a solar flare.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
1 May 2025
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The scientists hope to eventually be able to capture an adult colossal squid on camera.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Susan was impersonating an ordinary teen at Coal Hill School in London, when her prodigious intelligence attracted the attention of teachers Ian Chesterton (William Russell) and Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill).—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 May 2025
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The indispensables Lamine Yamal – 10/10 Yamal is a prodigious talent but his explosion this season has been outstanding.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Buc-ee's continues to expand its footprint of gargantuan gas stations with locations slated to open across the country.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Spread evenly throughout the Bills’ 2025 regular season is the Super Series, five gargantuan opponents in an otherwise dull schedule.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Previously, scientists had thought that such a violent and titanic jet erupting from the supermassive black hole at the heart of a spiral galaxy would destroy the structure of that galaxy, particularly the distinctive spiral arms that give these galaxies their names.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Pitino’s second game could come against Arkansas and John Calipari in what would be a titanic matchup between two of the game’s biggest coaching names.—
Eddie Pells,
The Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2025
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This lunation's cosmic energy will radiate in the weeks surrounding its peak.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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The packaging draws from his signature cosmic visuals, echoed in a custom shoe collaboration with John Fluevog.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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In the spring of 2022, Russian forces trapped a large group of Ukrainians inside a gigantic steel factory called Azovstal, in southern Ukraine.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
16 May 2025
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What all of these cases have in common is a truly gigantic deer, and then, sadly, lots of discord within the hunting community.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
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The five-story Osaka Castle, a recreation of the original keep (which was destroyed on several occasions), is built on solid cyclopean foundations, with mint green roof tiles and golden accoutrements that bear striking similarities with Nagoya Castle.—
CNN,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2022
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The wall was built with a range of construction techniques, including cyclopean masonry.—
Isis Davis-Marks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Aug. 2021
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“Bunyanesque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Bunyanesque. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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