as in magnificent
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception
an epic plan for the revitalization of the city
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Recent Examples of epic
Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
May delivered some seriously epic guitar stylings to the movie's score.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 5 June 2026
The Week Us, TheWeek, 2 June 2026
This is the stuff of Grieg-like greatness, a swirling, modern epic for the ages.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
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Adjective
The league’s largest and most expensive arena and the site of the Super Bowl, SoFi, just outside Los Angeles, is overwhelming fans with its sweeping curves and epic scale.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
May delivered some seriously epic guitar stylings to the movie's score.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 5 June 2026
Noun
Director Nolan has confirmed that Kenyan Mexican actress Lupita Nyong’o is playing Helen of Troy in his upcoming blockbuster film version of Homer’s epic.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 2 June 2026
This is the stuff of Grieg-like greatness, a swirling, modern epic for the ages.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epic
Adjective
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The hotel houses a magnificent collection of 20th-century prints and drawings which hang throughout the bedrooms and public spaces; spot the Picasso and the Cocteaus in the Picteau Lounge Bar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The Italian Lounge, for example, has a magnificent blue-and-gold ceiling imported from the Grimation Palace in Florence in the late 19th century.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The never-ending Bears saga wears on after Springfield legislators failed to reach a deal to keep the Bears in Illinois.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Hunter Biden is mixing it up with admirers and critics on social media, while Jill Biden is rehashing the tortured saga of the last presidential race in a new memoir.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Design a kitchen with a cozy ode to tradition and a mix of modern elements to make the heart of your home feel fresh and rustic at the same time.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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The top of the Garden Pavilion is covered in solar panels, which are feet away from a food garden that is an ode to the White House kitchen garden Michelle Obama planted in 2009.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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And truly, only love catches us, in its infinite, glorious forms.—
Stephanie Mack,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Those golf scrambles where your phone magically doesn't work for 4 1/2 glorious hours.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Pine Valley, our narrative home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Digwa was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, concluding a case that the far-right has co-opted for its false narrative that British institutions, including the police, are biased against White Britons.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Tom Sturridge, Rebecca Hall, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and newcomer Luther Ford co-star in this elegy defiantly tethered to life.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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To say an elegy by heart/to zero our dying before birth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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John Travolta came in majestic fashion for his first film as a director, and Vin Diesel was accompanied by his cast and the entire Universal studio team.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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Oak Grove Road runs southwest from Lakeside High beneath majestic pines and hardwoods, past old ranch houses and new mansions.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
Noun
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There is a little more to it, as the tale of the boy from Yonkers has some of the same up-and-down flair of the Knicks and Mets during his Hall of Fame career.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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And hey, if this movie racks up the views, perhaps the next tale will make it to theaters, with bigger co-stars to boot.—
Mark Meszoros,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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“Epic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epic. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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