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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as in saga
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as in ode
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Recent Examples of epic
Jenn Pelly, Time, 7 June 2025
Engaging in epic real-time strategy battles, forging strategic alliances, and weaving deceit against rival forces will be key.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 June 2025
Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 May 2025
There’s a timelessness to these epics: even all this time later, modern readers can still relate to the themes of friendship, honor, and love.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
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Adjective
She’s taken her most unexpected pivot yet on this epic kiss-off from Portrait of My Heart, with visceral riffs and overdriven melodies evoking the high-wire emo theatrics that infiltrated MTV during the 33-year-old’s own teenage years.
—Jenn Pelly, Time, 7 June 2025
Engaging in epic real-time strategy battles, forging strategic alliances, and weaving deceit against rival forces will be key.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 June 2025
Noun
They were produced as a single epic but ultimately released six months apart, over the protests of the actors who were contracted only for one and had to file lawsuits to get what they were owed.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 May 2025
There’s a timelessness to these epics: even all this time later, modern readers can still relate to the themes of friendship, honor, and love.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epic
Adjective
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This affluent neighborhood is known for its lush green spaces, magnificent architecture and proximity to some of London's most popular attractions.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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In four days his radical, magnificent Broadway reworking of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Blvd. will be competing for seven Tony Awards, including one for his direction, one each for his two stars Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis, and one for Best Musical Revival.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Miranda wrote the book, music, lyrics and starred in Hamilton, the hip-hop saga about the rise and fall of founding father Alexander Hamilton that debuted on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in 2015.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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In fact, the entire Prime saga happens before the second 2D game.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The look was an ode to Sakura, Japan’s cherry blossom season.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Louis Vuitton’s latest high-jewelry line is an ode to mastery and creativity.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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The last 12 months have seen glorious triumph turn into dismay.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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In the meanwhile, Stabler is incredibly rash and approaches Tanner with just a flak vest and a radio headset over his fancy suit and glorious dome.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
29 May 2025
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This month, especially when Saturn prepares to exit your sign and enter Aries on May 24, you will be asked to confront the internal narratives that no longer serve you.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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Brand managers can’t control the narrative like in broadcast media.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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The Stalemate is part wacky buddy comedy, part poignant Western elegy – and just straight up a ton of fun.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
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It’s remained in the company’s repertoire for decades, and the use of Coltrane’s elegy for the love of her life has made that music into two dirges, one for husband John Coltrane and another for the woman on the invisible mourner’s bench honoring and channeling him for the rest of her days.—
Harmony Holiday,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Its history is reflected in the town’s architecture, including the majestic Plaza Mayor square, which features a statue of Pizarro himself.—
Carlsen Jes,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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Combining majestic 16th-century pageantry with thrilling gondola races, this event is a true Venetian spectacle, attracting thousands of visitors for an unforgettable display of tradition and color.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Guns, knives, swords, cleavers, axes, ice picks and flamethrowers will all be put to use in this tale of a revenge.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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But the author does a fine job of giving readers a sense of place, with characters moving along the streets that surround Payne Avenue in this tale of a killer whose ambition is his ruin.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2025
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“Epic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epic. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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