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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But the reality for magnificent creatures like this one is stark.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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But its real appeal to collectors lies in that magnificent metal open-gate manual shifter.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Now that the AirPod saga has come to an end, the mother of two hopes others can take away a lesson from her experience.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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Francis Ford Coppola's career high mark gave audiences the American crime saga of the Corleone mafia family toward the end of the '50s, with Part II looking back on the criminal clan after Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) moves to the States from Sicily.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 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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Her stunning debut memoir is about how trauma upends narrative structures, and the struggle to write about it anyway despite its unwieldiness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Launched within JioHotstar with more than 100 original titles, Tadka features vertical, episodic stories ranging from 30 to 60 seconds, designed for mobile-first consumption with narratives rooted in everyday emotions, relationships and contemporary Indian culture.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Noun
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When The Last Ship, a musical that serves as an elegy to Wallsend, the hardscrabble Northern England shipyard town Sting grew up in, debuted on Broadway in 2014, the critical reception was disappointing.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
4 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
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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However, the demise of a similar project in Serbia offers a cautionary tale.—
Zana Cimili,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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One morning earlier this week, Thomas Lupo, the president and CEO of the American Wood Column Corporation, was in his office regaling two young entrepreneurs with tales of his 110-year-old family business.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
12 June 2026
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“Epic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epic. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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