1
as in powerful
having great power or influence
one of the mighty leaders of the U.S. financial world
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as in huge
unusually large
a mighty castle towered over everything nearby
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as in extremely
to a great degree
we were mighty hungry after raking leaves all afternoon
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Recent Examples of mighty
Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Our Taphouse breakfast menu The breakfast menu at Our Taphouse breakfast menu is small, but mighty.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
Bradley Beal is out for the year and John Collins hasn’t made a meaningful impact, while Norman Powell thrives in Miami; Brook Lopez looks mighty old at backup center; and Chris Paul hasn’t even been an everyday rotation player in his final season.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
San Francisco is a city of mighty bridges, clattering cable cars, and next‑gen futurism.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Our Taphouse breakfast menu The breakfast menu at Our Taphouse breakfast menu is small, but mighty.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
Southern Miss men’s basketball coach Jay Ladner is mighty impressed with the Miami Hurricanes.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
Bradley Beal is out for the year and John Collins hasn’t made a meaningful impact, while Norman Powell thrives in Miami; Brook Lopez looks mighty old at backup center; and Chris Paul hasn’t even been an everyday rotation player in his final season.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mighty
Adjective
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All of Russia is centered around Putin’s rule, and Putin is represented as the powerful male leader upon whose shoulders Russian greatness rests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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And yet some of Rieder’s prior comments on Trump policy priorities, his lack of government experience and political donations to Trump critics could work against his candidacy for the powerful position.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The final project aims to blend elements from space sims, first-person shooters, MMOs, and more into a massive amalgamation set in a huge, persistent universe.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Senate passed a package funding huge chunks of the federal government through September but setting a two-week stopwatch on the expiration of Homeland Security funding.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Where these winds coincide with heavy snow, blizzard conditions are possible, with near-zero visibility and extremely dangerous travel, particularly along the Outer Banks of North Carolina and into southeast Virginia.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Therefore, telling the story in graphic form on behalf of Ukrainians themselves, explaining the preconditions for Russia’s attempts to erase Ukraine as a sovereign country and Ukrainians as an ethnic group, became extremely relevant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The influential investor has the respect of Wall Street and deep knowledge of complex financial markets.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ah, the nostalgic nineties, that notorious decade that's now being strip-mined for its influential music, funky fashion, dance moves, comics, movies, and television.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The cemetery was divided in two by a windbreak of giant elms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Just more than a minute after ignition, the ruptured booster caused the shuttle’s giant external fuel tank to explode, tearing the vehicle to pieces over the ocean and dooming all seven astronauts.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Tucked in among all of the many things that Pep Guardiola has got off his chest about referees over the past couple of weeks was a very small detail that might explain an awful lot.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Yes, there's a very pretty swath of sand leading to the Atlantic Ocean, where lifeguards keep watch every day of the year.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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An Australian study of advanced brain images found significant alterations even among people who had already recovered from mild infections — a possible explanation for cognitive deficits that may persist for years.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The burial ground dates back to a significant time in English history, when regional kingdoms started to form and consolidate power.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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These stray images were then blasted away by a blazing sun that completely filled the space of awareness before transforming itself into a gigantic eyeball—a sighted sun with a black circle of iris.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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An ending to the story of this gigantic resource has yet to be written.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Mighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mighty. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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