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also astronomic
as in huge
unusually large
a googol is an astronomical number, and the whimsical coinage of the name was intended to suggest that fact
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Recent Examples of astronomical
Forecasters say that high astronomical tides Sunday and Monday morning will result in minor tidal overflow at some beaches.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Both the constellation and the meteor shower are named after the quadrant, an early astronomical instrument used to observe and plot star positions.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Constructed using stones weighing up to 10 tons and aligned with cardinal directions, the monuments suggest advanced spatial planning and possible astronomical knowledge.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Odds of someone from Ohio winning while on vacation are pretty much astronomical.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Both the constellation and the meteor shower are named after the quadrant, an early astronomical instrument used to observe and plot star positions.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Constructed using stones weighing up to 10 tons and aligned with cardinal directions, the monuments suggest advanced spatial planning and possible astronomical knowledge.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Odds of someone from Ohio winning while on vacation are pretty much astronomical.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for astronomical
Adjective
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At the center of all the glitzy havoc—her face often looming on a huge flat screen that rolls around the stage, following actors like a hulking LED stalker—is of course Chenoweth.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Todd also had a huge sack in the fourth quarter.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Danielewski is a writer of enormous power and vision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some of this, of course, is related to fires in California and hurricanes in the southeast that destroyed an enormous amount of utility infrastructure.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 2017, Nepal joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China’s vast infrastructure investment program.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Robotic systems like Sentante could let experts treat patients remotely instead of transporting them across vast regions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As the anti-India movement in the Maldives gained momentum, China exploited the United States’ absence, rapidly expanding its regional footprint by easing the tremendous debt the island country owed China.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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The lid lifters, who conduct their inspections just before crews are scheduled to pick up trash and recycling, have created some confusion because their inspections began with the city’s trash system in tremendous flux.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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But their collective decline from era-changing talents, who, in the case of Zverev and Medvedev, forced style changes across the tour with their combination of gigantic serves and elite movement and defense, illustrates how far Sinner and Alcaraz have pulled away.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Getting that pilot picked up is another gigantic win that is getting rarer and rarer.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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China has undertaken a massive expansion of sites linked to missile production since 2020, bolstering its ability to potentially deter the US military and assert its dominance in the region, a new CNN analysis of satellite images, maps and government notices reveals.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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For Native people, the war marked a dangerous fork in the road, stirring famine, spurring a massive refugee crisis, and permanently shifting the balance of power in the heart of the continent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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That move, however, allowed the giant exhibitor to fully redeem all of its 2026 debt maturities.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Generative, predictive, and other forms of AI collectively are projected to generate as much as $340 billion annually in value creation for the global banking sector, consulting giant McKinsey has estimated.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Subtle dark patches on the lunar surface betray the presence of colossal basaltic plains, where lava flows coated vast swathes of Earth's natural satellite, before solidifying in the extreme environment of space.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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The wreck of a colossal oil barge is home to some of the bay's most stunning marine life.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Astronomical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astronomical. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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