as in gigantic
unusually large
people seem to be buying ever more gargantuan SUVs these days
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Recent Examples of gargantuan
The battle ends with the Invisible Woman, Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), mysteriously being brought back to life by her infant son, Franklin, after defeating the movie’s gargantuan, world-eating villain, Galactus (Ralph Ineson).
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Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 July 2025
Yet the starting point for this fascinating and old-school fabulous tome is actually 2007, when Taschen published a gargantuan numbered run of a book (now highly collectible) which celebrated Mr. Garavani, bound and boxed in —what else?—Valentino red.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 24 July 2025
But Westfield pulled off the gargantuan feat Saturday in the Nick of time in more ways than one.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Now’s your chance to snag the gargantuan phone at a decent discount.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
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Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 July 2025
Yet the starting point for this fascinating and old-school fabulous tome is actually 2007, when Taschen published a gargantuan numbered run of a book (now highly collectible) which celebrated Mr. Garavani, bound and boxed in —what else?—Valentino red.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 24 July 2025
But Westfield pulled off the gargantuan feat Saturday in the Nick of time in more ways than one.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Now’s your chance to snag the gargantuan phone at a decent discount.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gargantuan
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As the creature lowers a gigantic foot to squash the dog, Superman swoops in to save the precious pup.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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These few minutes with the whale sharks are the culmination of a year’s planning, a gigantic logistical effort to shadow a giant.—
Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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Powering spacecraft, especially out in the dark, cold outer solar system, is a huge challenge.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
26 July 2025
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So, my ability for my flat serves not only to be coming in at 145 [mph] but also rising above his shoulders is huge.—
Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
26 July 2025
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At the Gault Site, north of Austin, archaeologists led by Michael Collins unearthed not only an enormous quantity of Clovis-era artifacts, but also pre-Clovis evidence that pushes the dating of Paleo-Indian arrival in Central Texas back to perhaps 20,000 years ago.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Single events can have enormous importance in a game, series and season while also being single events.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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The centerpiece, called the Sun Room, featured three giant windows that offered a peerless view into the gorge and its colors of salmon, coral, saffron and blood orange.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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What To Know The bald meme of Vance is an edited image to make the vice president's head look like a giant bald baby.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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At least 2,000 others will come from the Army National Guard, the vast majority of whom serve on a part-time, volunteer basis.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The vast majority spoke out against the redistricting effort, with just a few speakers supporting new lines mid-decade.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Some donors continue to feel bitter about the massive amounts of money spent by Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign and the Biden/Harris aligned super PAC Future Forward.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Until now, the most massive back hole merger was GW190521, detected in 2020.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The stilts are just the tip of the iceberg, if that iceberg were a colossal frozen banana.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Faas had a colossal aura in Vietnam — Falstaffian, fueled by fine wine and refined food, able to entertain for hours with his great sense of humor.—
Gary Knight,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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This ordeal lasted years and took a tremendous toll on his personal life.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Big league pitchers will feast on a hitter with that many holes in his swing, so until Jones can figure that out (which is questionable), his tremendous gifts are likely neutralized in the bigs, regardless of his current hot streak.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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“Gargantuan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gargantuan. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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