as in giant
unusually large
a jumbo jet
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as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
the winner in the contest for biggest pumpkin was a jumbo that weighed in at over a thousand pounds
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Recent Examples of jumbo
Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
For months, 19 Stagecraft seventh and eighth graders built each intricate set wall, the caterpillar platform, the Queen of Heart’s staircase, jumbo mushrooms on wheels, and even an 11-foot tree with a large rabbit hole inside of it.
—Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
Stan Son, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
And yet, after a series of further downward spirals that will dig this scalawag even deeper into a hole and some supernatural mumbo-jumbo, his luck curiously starts to change….
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
In September, Oracle raised $18 billion in a jumbo bond sale, one of the largest debt issuances on record in the tech industry.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
For months, 19 Stagecraft seventh and eighth graders built each intricate set wall, the caterpillar platform, the Queen of Heart’s staircase, jumbo mushrooms on wheels, and even an 11-foot tree with a large rabbit hole inside of it.
—Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
Houston also jumbo-sized their lineup during the third preseason game, going with Amen Thompson (6-foot-7), Jabari Smith (6-foot-11), Kevin Durant (6-foot-11), Alperen Sengun (6-foot-11) and Steven Adams (6-foot-11).
—Stan Son, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
And yet, after a series of further downward spirals that will dig this scalawag even deeper into a hole and some supernatural mumbo-jumbo, his luck curiously starts to change….
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumbo
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The space station's main truss and two giant solar arrays can be seen, as well as the blue arc of the Earth below.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Reminders of the Golden Knights’ 2023 Stanley Cup are everywhere, like in the giant photo of William Karlsson clutching the Cup above the entrance to the practice facility in Summerlin.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Lower- and no-alcohol beers are the new normal As whales and high-alcohol beers decline, they’re being replaced by lower-alcohol beers and, in some cases, no alcohol beers, which have surged in popularity for several years.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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But for the population, which stands at 384 whales, to rebound from its substantial losses in the past decade, many more calves will need to be born.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There’s also a massive leg lumbering in the distance which could be a Sentinel, the gigantic, mutant-hunting robots that are some of X-Men’s most iconic villains.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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Chaplin holds many vestiges of its former ownership, from an old saw mill and furnace from when Chaplin was making his films, to his footsteps, to a gigantic set of muppet eyes overlooking the soundstage room.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026
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In addition to the parks, Moab is home to myriad petroglyphs, seen along Hidden Valley Trail, and dinosaur tracks located within Mill Canyon.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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And if the sneakers themselves didn’t go heavy enough with the prehistoric theme, the shoebox is also fully decked out with a dinosaur motif which, when opened, is intended to look like a Tyrannosaurus opening its mouth.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Clara Silva’s defense was huge, with the sophomore center having multiple blocks and making the Sun Devils consider and reconsider every shot at the rim.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2026
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Workers are rapidly being asked to apply human judgment and insight to a huge load of content that AI is generating for them, and historically, those types of skillsets take 10 years to build, said Aashna Kircher, group general manager for the office of the CHRO at Workday.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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In it, Oldham costumes up as a shaggy woodland monster, which—after a more nimble inhabitant seemingly swaps into the outfit—proceeds to engage a human in an elaborate dance routine.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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That mentality has fueled a monster debut season for Porter County Conference leader Kouts (12-3, 4-1).—
Noah Poser,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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The deep dive into the Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein director, who will turn 100 in June, features interviews with collaborators and acolytes like Rob Reiner and Judd Apatow, who recount his spectacular rise to fame and enormous influence.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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Hypersonic flight has enormous military and civilian potential.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed the species at the top of the food chain, alongside apex predators like lions – feasting on big animals such as mammoths or bison.—
Jay Kakade
December 31,
New Atlas,
31 Dec. 2025
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These traits mirror adaptations that once helped mammoths survive frigid, resource-scarce environments.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Jumbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumbo. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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