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
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
While fans on the West Coast weren’t greatly put out by the overstuffed epic, many viewers in the Eastern time zone had retired to the rack well before Freddie Freeman launched the walk-off homer that closed out the game.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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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
As Captain John Smith, the rebellious explorer who winds up falling for Q’orianka Kilcher’s Pocahontas in Terrence Malick’s divisive romantic epic, Farrell is the very picture of soulful, conflicted charm.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
While fans on the West Coast weren’t greatly put out by the overstuffed epic, many viewers in the Eastern time zone had retired to the rack well before Freddie Freeman launched the walk-off homer that closed out the game.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epic
Adjective
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The Windtraders are a flying tribe with magnificent crafts to soar above Pandora.—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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His garden was truly magnificent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The government shutdown saga is nearing an end as Congress prepares for votes this week on a deal.—
Caren Bohan,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, in Congress, there has been some bipartisan pressure to reveal more about the Epstein saga.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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On Friday, the experimental singer released her third LP, Heroina — an ode to femininity that features collaborations with Karol G, Kenia Os, Pabllo Vittar, and Tokischa.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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The name Snug Harbor is an ode to a bar that used to be in the cannery area in the ’50s.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Also, Star soccer correspondent Daniel Sperry breaks down the crushing conclusion to the Kansas City Current’s playoff run, a loss to Gotham FC in the NWSL quarterfinal round, and offers a final analysis of a team that couldn’t build on its glorious regular season.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 Nov. 2025
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Seventeen-year-old Nell, whose father is filmmaker Tim Burton, wears the glorious piece in the campaign.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Part of the reason why there are so few of these conversations about podcasting is a general lack of criticism for narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The organization is working to transform cultural norms and narratives surrounding aging, disability and care, as well as make change through federal and state-level policies and build power among the people who have been touched by care.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Immigration tales tend to adopt a hybrid form—part elegy for life in the home country, part hymn to the promise of the new.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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At the juncture between postwar noir and golden-age melodrama is Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard, a saturnine elegy to a lost Hollywood of the silent era, when faces and charisma were more desirable than voices or talent.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The surrounding peaks set a majestic tone, and the quintessential village of Metsovo (with its aforementioned ski slopes) is just a short drive from the property.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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After Guerrero hit his majestic homer in the third, the Blue Jays added two more while chasing Ohtani during their four-run seventh.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Musicalizing the story does little to ground the audience in Jackie’s world and instead pulls and stretches the tale, when the themes alone could speak for themselves.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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As the title suggests, this sprawling tale centers on Raja, a man in his sixties who lives with his mother in Beirut, a city shaking with political and ecological turmoil.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Epic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epic. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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