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
J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
We were inspired by their outrageous VHS cover art that promised epic tales of heroic barbarians rescuing buxom babes from giant monsters.
—Bear McCreary, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Christopher Nolan’s red-hot epic The Odyssey (July 17) is surely opening as a stand-alone summer blockbuster, with the director eschewing festival launches for many years.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The epic-length edition of the action classic had been vaulted for years until this coming rollout, which marks its first ever theatrical release.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
We were inspired by their outrageous VHS cover art that promised epic tales of heroic barbarians rescuing buxom babes from giant monsters.
—Bear McCreary, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
Many readers certainly do struggle with the epic’s final part, which has its share of dense theological disquisitions.
—Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Christopher Nolan’s red-hot epic The Odyssey (July 17) is surely opening as a stand-alone summer blockbuster, with the director eschewing festival launches for many years.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epic
Adjective
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Then there’s the saltwater pool, all of the American mid-century and Danish modern furniture, and certainly the magnificent mountain and palm tree views.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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Thiaw has been magnificent for Newcastle so far and this aberration should not overshadow that, but this was a game too far for the German, who surely requires a rest for the FA Cup tie with Bournemouth on Saturday.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The novel merges their long experience working crushing hours for local businesses on the cusp of unionization with the real-life saga of grocery cooperative workers fighting to earn a living wage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Chief among the damaging moves in the Saks-Neiman Marcus saga has been the company’s decision in 2023 not to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in vendor invoices on normal terms, and instead stretch them out over 12-month terms to manage an enormous backlog of overdue bills.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An ode to some of our favorite detectives and ADAs from the past 35 years.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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For this collection, each bobblehead is numbered up to 1,776, an ode to 1776.—
Nikki DeMentri,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The mountains look glorious, green, and bizarrely in-your-face.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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This week, Tyler, the Creator recapped his glorious year in a triumphant freestyle, Sabrina Carpenter gifted her fans a Man’s Best Friend bonus track as an early Christmas present, and Doechii teamed up with SZA for a subdued yet motivational anthem.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The video evidence also appears to undermine elements of the government’s narrative of what happened.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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The designers certainly seized on a volcanic narrative—the dark lava rock remains, setting a sultry tone and carving out a serene central pool.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These books can be read as comedies of cognitive dissonance or as melancholy elegies for the very possibility of closure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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Public Theater Else Went’s epic elegy to the great loves and losses of high school captured a certain moment — the precarious turn of the millennium — and a certain kind of teenage terror and heartache with precision and compassion.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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To address the problem, water managers many years ago lowered the levels, but the tree islands never recovered, leaving ghosts of islands that lack the elevation to support the majestic hardwoods found in other parts of the Everglades, such as cypress, pond apple and pop ash trees.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Expect a three- to four-hour trek of moderate difficulty, but the majestic views of the rocky coastline from the top are worth the trip.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Some readers might expect an indictment of fan fiction and celebrity culture; Yi swerves, though, and creates a more searching and subversive tale of love, connection, and art.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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In pitting his offspring against each other in a battle for the family empire Rupert Murdoch became part of a tale as old as time… A tale well told in Gabe Sherman’s Bonfire of the Murdochs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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