1
as in powerful
having great power or influence
one of the mighty leaders of the U.S. financial world
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2
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
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
God brought us out with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm.
—Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
And even more unfortunately, coconut water can get mighty pricey.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
One comic gimmick involves Appa’s superhuman grip that can subdue even the mightiest of men.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
God brought us out with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm.
—Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
Yet, to be honest, our dance card is already mighty full with a whole array of different kinds of gigs – from big pop shows to classic rock concerts and a number of different small club shows.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
And even more unfortunately, coconut water can get mighty pricey.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mighty
Adjective
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By December of that year, the company—run by individuals with no evident track record in global sports management—had secured a powerful contract with the Argentine Football Association.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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But its offense was still plenty powerful enough to send Houston back to its nearby campus.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Video from Chopper 2 shows the huge animal lying in the sand at the Queens beach Thursday.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But, if the goal was to draw attention, the Weather Underground’s bombing campaign was a huge success.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The particles that make up these dark nebulae are of a finite size, and that size is extremely good at absorbing visible light.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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David’s view The voters most keen to talk with political reporters are, typically, extremely engaged in politics.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Some of the world’s wealthiest and most influential people remain deadset on leaving Earth behind for a new life in outer space.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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Midfielder Lasse Berg Johnsen is already influential in orchestrating the offense.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even if giant, enormous voids with no stars and galaxies in them at all did exist, this structure couldn’t possibly be one of those.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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The rockets would be coming from SpaceX’s Starbase in South Texas, which is both a corporate headquarters and production facility for the giant Starship, a critical part of NASA’s Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon.—
Brandon Lingle,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Although winds will be mostly light, between 5 and 10 mph, the dry air combined with very dry vegetation will result in a continuation of elevated fire danger.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
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Bartle may have been right, but for some Chiefs fans and stadium developers with billions of public dollars at stake, that state line probably feels very real.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Leon was seeking gender reassignment surgery, which come to play a significant role in the climax of the hostage crisis precipitated by his partner.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Leon is seeking gender confirmation surgery and his needs come to play a significant role in the climax of the hostage crisis precipitated by his partner.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The first time the scorebug appeared, it was accompanied by a gigantic advertisement that significantly increased the amount of space the graphic took up and remained for the entire inning.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Grow the infrastructure at Stockton’s gigantic port.—
Connor Letourneau,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Mighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mighty. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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