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
Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Head to Nordstrom to check out the rest of its epic sale section.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
In a new Time magazine profile of filmmaker Christopher Nolan and his upcoming Homeric epic (in theaters July 17), Damon reflected on how rare a role like Odysseus is, especially for a 55-year-old actor.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
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Adjective
And not, funningly enough, over those epic endowments !
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Head to Nordstrom to check out the rest of its epic sale section.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Noun
But with this film, which is not being framed as specifically a kids movie, but an all-audience, four-quadrant epic that happens to be animated, Burke explained that story and the film’s emotional impact need to be front of center.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
In a new Time magazine profile of filmmaker Christopher Nolan and his upcoming Homeric epic (in theaters July 17), Damon reflected on how rare a role like Odysseus is, especially for a 55-year-old actor.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epic
Adjective
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Afterwards, cross the road and wander the magnificent university that inspired Hogwarts.—
Riza Cruz,
Vogue,
11 May 2026
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This week, the Archaeological Museum at the University of Stavanger in Norway announced its recent acquisition of a magnificent sheath, thanks to a curious hiker out for a walk one morning.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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And alongside people who joined the saga later and flew in anyway to be in that room — Tyrese among them — showing up for a milestone that belonged to all of us.—
Vin Diesel,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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This touring version of the glass slipper saga is choreographed by Marina Kesler and scored to music by Johann Strauss II and Anna Drubich.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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But as features columnist Todd Martens argues, the most loving ode to Route 66 might be in Anaheim at Disney California Adventure.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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But even for those who believe orange sunsets are an ode to the Broncos must acknowledge the challenge ahead.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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For fans of the Afghan Whigs, the first half of 2026 has been a glorious time.—
Steve Baltin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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You’re told what’s going to happen, but not exactly what or how, and that gives it a kind of glorious freshness.—
Laura Bradley,
Vanity Fair,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The newest data fits a trend, alongside news that Chicago once again has the country’s busiest airfield and is a top tourist destination, disproving the narrative that the city is shrinking, said Erin Connelly, communication director for Mayor Brandon Johnson.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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That failure is as much a problem of form as of substance, because to break out of the apolitical bubble of personalities is also to break out of the iridescent bubble of elegant narrative.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 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
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The show, a sort of elegy for Gen X, opens with a flash-forward to July 16, 1999, the final hours of Carolyn and John.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Role of erosion Scientists now believe that the geological forces that shaped Europe’s most majestic mountain ranges are hiding a vast, untapped treasury of hydrogen.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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We were attracted to a rural, heavily wooded part of Wesley Chapel, where deer are common and roosters crow, and to the majestic live oak trees on our new property.—
Joseph Bonasia,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Because either McCluskie is one heck of a con man who rolled both Becerra and Williamson, making both believe what was happening was kosher with entirely different tales, or someone isn’t being entirely honest.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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The bittersweet tale infused with humor and sadness chimed with the Cannes audience.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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“Epic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epic. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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