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adjective

Definition of epicnext
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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noun

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as in saga

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as in ode

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Recent Examples of epic
Adjective
The ultra-modern building, which draws comparisons to an epic ship coming into dock, also features a reflective pool on the gallery’s terrace and, of course, unmissable city views. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026 In the epic fantasy world of Orïsha, a young woman goes on a quest to reclaim the magic that was violently stolen from her people. — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Noun
Morton more recently portrayed Circe in Christopher Nolan‘s epic, The Odyssey — a goddess with the ability to turn people into animals, appearing in a pivotal moment in the story of protagonist Odysseus’ tumultuous journey home after the Trojan War. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Horizontal Film Formats The festival will also showcase Technirama, another vintage 1950s format with presentations of Anthony Mann’s epic El Cid (1961), Auntie Mame (1958), and the Western The Big Country (1958). — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for epic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epic
  1. magnificent
  2. saga
  3. ode
  4. glorious
  5. narrative
  6. elegy
  7. majestic
  8. tale
Adjective
  • Finalists, who have just been announced, have captured magnificent shots of everything from fish protecting their young to human impact – good and bad.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In Sterling’s determination to get the Lotus running and to drive it come what may, Tregenza presents the need for speed as a magnificent obsession and the thrill of physical experience as a spiritual quest.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of magnificent
Noun
  • The bad blood between West Ham and Sheffield United over the Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano saga has eased over the years, but the rivalry will reconvene in Yorkshire on December 4.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Endgame was the grand conclusion of Marvel’s initial saga, featuring Spider-Man alongside every other popular character in the company’s wheelhouse.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of saga
Noun
  • There’s an ode to Mary Richardson, the 20th century feminist radical from Mouzourakis’ native Canada.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Decades after artists like Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau visited the town, in 1953, John Steinbeck wrote an ode to Positano for an 1953 issue of Harper’s Bazaar.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ode
Adjective
  • The Marshall Plan and European integration helped produce three decades of rapid growth and rising prosperity, the period the French call les trente glorieuses, the thirty glorious years.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Beautiful, infuriating, wonderful, awful, glorious, ever-changing, transcendent people.
    — Rajani LaRocca, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of glorious
Noun
  • Below, Wood spoke to Deadline about the making of Brand New Day and the web-crawling details hidden within its narrative walls.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Then the narrative is born out of the trajectory of the character.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of narrative
Noun
  • In some ways, Birthright is an elegy to the Jewish experience in America—a place where Israel has been centered as our refuge and rightful homeland for the last 76-odd years.
    — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But that selflessness comes to feel like the point of this lingering, resonantly sad film — above all else, an elegy for lives unseen and unknown.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of elegy
Adjective
  • Shot across the teeming city streets and the majestic underground caves of Ireland, Bucking Fastard features operatic imagery from the director’s longtime cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The rolling hills behind the beach looked majestic against the darkening sky.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of majestic
Noun
  • No two tales of what happened to Maelor after his knight protector was shot dead agree, but the young boy was also slain on the bridge, perhaps torn apart by the mob who assailed him, arguing over what to do with the young prince.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • This time, though, there’s more heavy metal influence — more guitar, more drums, more church organ, more attitude — to complement Cathedral’s grim tale.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of tale

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