1
as in enormous
unusually large
the elephant was simply immense, even as elephants go
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2
as in great
of the very best kind
we had simply an immense time at the luxury resort
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Recent Examples of immense
With that immense wealth comes a responsibility to give back to Louisville and the world, several members of the family told the Courier Journal.
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Any restrictions on aid against the background of Gaza’s immense needs should be unacceptable.
—Anna Halford, Time, 25 Oct. 2025
This propensity for mental acrobatics, alongside his immense arrogance, was how Epstein rationalized his crimes to himself.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Words hold immense power this week, especially yours, Virgo.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Any restrictions on aid against the background of Gaza’s immense needs should be unacceptable.
—Anna Halford, Time, 25 Oct. 2025
This propensity for mental acrobatics, alongside his immense arrogance, was how Epstein rationalized his crimes to himself.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Words hold immense power this week, especially yours, Virgo.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immense
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But at some point in the near future, data-center spending will likely outpace even these enormous cash flows, reducing Big Tech’s liquidity and worrying investors.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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There, in a cluster of enormous hangars and test buildings at Moffett Field, engineers were already shaping the future, not with code and computers, but with wind.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Oppenheim Group's latest agent didn't get off to a great start with fellow soap alum Chrishell Stause.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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At great risk, Hamida disguises herself as a khes (a thick cotton cloth) seller and enters the house to plan with Lajo an escape route.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Never mind its name, extreme temperatures, and vast expanses of desert—there are also stones that move on their own.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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These middlemen purchased vast troves of information, ranging from phone numbers and home addresses to bank loans and shopping history, leaked by employees of financial institutions, e-commerce companies and other service providers.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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This is where the Greenpoint comes from, an excellent neo-classic riff on a Manhattan that was invented at Milk & Honey in New York, and comprises the classic build of Manhattan—rye, sweet vermouth, and bitters—into which has been spliced the inimitable French herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Jayhawks did an excellent job of getting back in transition, limiting Louisville’s fast-break opportunities.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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There’s tremendous excitement within the physics community about three classes of experiment that are continuing to investigate the nature of the elusive neutrino.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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So call this development tremendous progress.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Oct. 2025
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And so for me, baseball is a wonderful place to leave everything, all the mess that the world is in, behind, and just watch these incredibly talented people exceed and do their jobs.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Scientists have long known that dogs make wonderful companions, offering emotional support and even measurable health benefits to their human owners.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The pitch clock has already gone a long way towards helping make baseball more accessible, but moving the first pitch back 25 minutes would still make a huge difference.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Examples include huge catching nets, or docking with stray objects to force them back down into Earth's atmosphere.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood’s move in that DEI/Woke direction birthed a bumper crop of writers, filmmakers and actors of all colors, and some terrific films and TV shows.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Thomas Incoom is a terrific special teams player, but he could be upgraded on defense.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Immense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immense. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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