as in giant
unusually large
as military blunders go, the disastrous Pickett's Charge was of Himalayan proportions
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Since 2013, two giant sculptures of soaring eagles with 50-foot wingspans—one of which carried the wizard Gandalf on its back—have welcomed travelers to New Zealand’s Wellington International Airport.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
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The increase in energy from a healthier diet has maximized his gym workouts, and his shooting — 3-pointers, mid-range, off the dribble — has taken a giant step forward.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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The High Plains also get plenty of love from Hill Country wineries—the Panhandle does, after all, produce the vast majority of the grapes grown in the state.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
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There are the vast arcs of the avenues, the great green slashes of parks and cemeteries, the jagged field of skyscrapers, steepled and spiked like iron filings pulled up toward the great magnet of the sky.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 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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Tesla sales have experienced a huge international decline, leaving room for competitors to gain momentum.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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So, that was a huge surprise, but brilliant storytelling, as far as I’m concerned.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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From the rooftop balcony, views over dune to the sea, of the enormous windmills, and across to the port reveal its unimaginable scale.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Heisman winner Ingram led a ground-and-pound offense, while McClain and enormous defensive tackle Cody — who blocked a last-second field goal to survive Lane Kiffin-led Tennessee — became the faces of a defense that allowed just 11.7 points per game.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Omani culture also thrives in atmospheric souqs (markets), ancient forts and quiet agricultural villages tucked away in the country’s mountainous interior, an easy drive from Muscat.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Nagorno-Karabakh Known as Artsakh to Armenians, Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous region in the South Caucuses that has been at the center of a decades-long dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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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,
24 Apr. 2025
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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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There is a tremendous difference between getting the two countries to step back from the brink of war and facilitating a permanent solution to an 80-year dispute.—
Lisa Curtis,
Foreign Affairs,
13 May 2025
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Nonetheless, Schaffer’s golden opportunity comes with tremendous obstacles.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
13 May 2025
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“Himalayan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Himalayan. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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