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epics

noun

plural of epic
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as in sagas

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as in odes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epics
  1. sagas
  2. odes
  3. narratives
  4. elegies
  5. legends
  6. sonnets
  7. tales
  8. idylls
Noun
  • However, the unsuccessful pursuits of Vinicius Junior and Julian Alvarez, sagas that ended with both players staying at their Madrid clubs, Real and Atletico respectively, perhaps made acknowledgement of a couple of things.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • While Viking sagas mention rhythmic chants to aid oarsmen, the dramatic, coordinated movements seen today bear little resemblance to actual Viking rowing techniques.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of sagas
Noun
  • This is a classic stair-step uptrend, the kind the poets of Ancient Greece composed odes to and bards of the north told tales about around the fire in days of old.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Staluppi has many odes to 007 from varying shipyards out there, all named for films featuring Ian Fleming’s iconic character.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of odes
Noun
  • Societal preferences can also evolve in response to changing contexts and sociocultural narratives.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The festival, now a key stop on the Oscar circuit, will present a wide-ranging selection of 37 feature narratives and 26 feature documentaries, including nine world premieres.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of narratives
Noun
  • Their books are therefore, in some respects, elegies to a conception of reading and writing which seems to be nearing an end.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The touchstones are plentiful—Harmonia’s cyclical drift, Alice Coltrane’s stargazing elegies, gamelan’s hypnotic shimmer—but the song is strange and unpredictable.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
Definition of elegies
Noun
  • These legends are way past hiding the cracks in their voices or the lines on their faces.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This season is a star-making moment for Beatty, whose parents, Annette Bening and Warren Beatty, are legends in their own right.
    — William Earl, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of legends
Noun
  • People can and should be skeptical about the sonnets written about starting NFL quarterbacks every offseason, when no one is getting sacked and almost everyone looks good.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • In his sonnets, Shakespeare pairs was with glass, and warmed with disarmed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of sonnets
Noun
  • But as with many such tales of extraordinary success, the origin story is much darker.
    — Tracy Weber, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Inspired by the triad tales of a family driver, the girls decide to form a gang.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of tales
Noun
  • If powder-white beaches, turquoise waters, and lush jungles are at the top of your travel itinerary, the following 11 idylls are must-gos, where nature is at its most relaxed and pleasurable.
    — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
  • But while Provo has become developed, its neighbors, Parrish assured me, remain timeless idylls, their empty interiors encircled by endless beaches fringed with casuarina trees.
    — Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of idylls
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“Epics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epics. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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