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
Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
The Brazilian, however, did it in style as the crowd started to back his effort while sensing the possibility of an epic comeback.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Corey Seymour, Vogue, 25 May 2026
For her latest novel, the Irish writer has crafted another historical family epic rooted in tragedy, this time inspired by the landscape of her home country.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 24 May 2026
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Adjective
Writing is that epic, and that playful at the same time.
—Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
The Brazilian, however, did it in style as the crowd started to back his effort while sensing the possibility of an epic comeback.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Noun
Carlos Alcaraz, the two-time defending champion at Roland Garros—including his stunning comeback in last year’s five-and-a-half-hour epic against Jannik Sinner, the longest final in the tournament’s history—will not be swinging for the fences on the terre battue of Paris this year.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 25 May 2026
For her latest novel, the Irish writer has crafted another historical family epic rooted in tragedy, this time inspired by the landscape of her home country.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 24 May 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
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While the veracity of those statements is, at best, questionable, the final entry in the saga of games going to space features Microsoft’s AR HoloLens technology.—
William Worrall,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
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While their saga has come to an end, the show will employ a Bridgerton-esque strategy in its next season, featuring side characters (the respective best friends of season one’s protagonists) as the next season’s main characters.—
Kenneal Patterson,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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The project was set to be an ode to the Brooklyn neighborhood.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2026
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So, as an ode to his staple espadrille-like footwear choice while in Hawaii, the company was originally known as Alohas Sandals.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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But the nation honored by the glorious moment still retains the power of recovery and renewal praised by Douglass.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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Some of you aren’t ready for this conversation, but McCartney’s past two decades have been the most glorious creative roll of his post-Beatles life.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2026
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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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The mountain makes a majestic backdrop for Gergeti Trinity Church, a 14th-century gem perched 7,120 feet above sea level.—
Lori Rackl,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Lamb’s majestic, three-run blast helped USC rout Lamar 19-6 to keep the Trojans alive at the College Station Regional.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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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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