as in epic
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception
the climactic scene of the movie is a pitched battle of Homeric proportions
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Adjective
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The show has featured epic decades-long love stories, like Doug Williams and Julie Olson's.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025 -
But instead of an epic franchise, the two are a couple in Lynne Ramsay’s suffocating drama about a woman dealing with postpartum depression and isolation amid a move from New York to Montana.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Windtraders are a flying tribe with magnificent crafts to soar above Pandora.—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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His garden was truly magnificent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Also, Star soccer correspondent Daniel Sperry breaks down the crushing conclusion to the Kansas City Current’s playoff run, a loss to Gotham FC in the NWSL quarterfinal round, and offers a final analysis of a team that couldn’t build on its glorious regular season.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 Nov. 2025
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Seventeen-year-old Nell, whose father is filmmaker Tim Burton, wears the glorious piece in the campaign.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The surrounding peaks set a majestic tone, and the quintessential village of Metsovo (with its aforementioned ski slopes) is just a short drive from the property.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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After Guerrero hit his majestic homer in the third, the Blue Jays added two more while chasing Ohtani during their four-run seventh.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Homeric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Homeric. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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