1
as in magnificent
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception
a monumental misunderstanding that had far-reaching consequences
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as in huge
unusually large
serves a monumental sundae that usually requires three people to finish it
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as in major
having great meaning or lasting effect
the moon landing was seen as a monumental event in human history
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Recent Examples of monumental
And that’s not all: joining the festival are eight monumental, magical alebrijes sculptures!
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Eric Orosco, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
Figures stretch, thin out, and dissolve into space, simultaneously monumental and spectral.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The monumental events will coincide with Barcelona’s designation as the UNESCO World Capital of Architecture in 2026, during which Gaudí and other famous architects and designers will likely be highlighted and celebrated in special exhibits, installations, and tours.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Breaking monumental goals into digestible, actionable steps is key to progress in both running and business.
—Henry Fan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for monumental
Eric Orosco, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
Figures stretch, thin out, and dissolve into space, simultaneously monumental and spectral.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The monumental events will coincide with Barcelona’s designation as the UNESCO World Capital of Architecture in 2026, during which Gaudí and other famous architects and designers will likely be highlighted and celebrated in special exhibits, installations, and tours.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Breaking monumental goals into digestible, actionable steps is key to progress in both running and business.
—Henry Fan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for monumental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monumental
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To call this 1,184 hp street-legal Prancing Horse magnificent feels like an understatement.—
Jonny Lieberman,
Robb Report,
16 Aug. 2025
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So the first stage of our trip was to visit Avenue of the Giants, the magnificent 31-mile drive through an ancient redwood forest.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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There were two huge influences bearing down on me, outside of my family, that led to this film.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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This boils down to a huge portion of providers’ budgets, between around 70% and 80% on average, getting eaten up by staffing costs.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Once a film studies major at Emerson College, according to an interview with his brother Duke in The Hollywood Reporter, Sean is now a music producer, while Duke is an actor who appeared in Us and Dreamland.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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According to Mousavi, the oils and temperatures used for frying are major culprits here.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
8 Aug. 2025
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What might seem a perverse choice reveals itself, over Dry Leaf’s epic length, as a brilliant thematic gesture that elicits its own temporal register.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Once the massive task of harvesting is complete (in 2023, Dothan’s Houston County harvested more than 89 million pounds), the town—in true Southern fashion—throws down for one epic celebration known as the National Peanut Festival.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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My view is that this is the first tiny snowball that is starting to roll down a snowy hill and soon will be a gigantic avalanche that everybody will be talking about. Time will tell.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The duo utilized a park near their production stages to erect the set pieces that included buildings, tents, and a gigantic tower with an observation deck – the latter of which required constructing multiple versions.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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While the stock market soared to historic highs this week, the latest report from the consumer price index showed the cost of some everyday goods is climbing and the Federal Reserve announced that, across the board, inflation was unchanged.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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In a ruling released Aug. 15, Judge Dominic W. Lanza acknowledged that the Resolution Copper mine will destroy one of the Apache people's most sacred sites, could potentially inflict devastating environmental effects and use tremendous quantities of water as Arizona endures a historic drought.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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When our planet crosses through such a path, these bits of rock and dust burn up in our atmosphere in a glorious spectacle.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
11 Aug. 2025
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And that level, quite literally, is on high in an evil genius’ tower akin to Universal Studios' glorious black and white monster movies that began in the 1930s — a genre that Burton has been inspired by before, most prominently in his 2012 stop-motion classic Frankenweenie.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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But the implications for American patients, employers, and the healthcare system as a whole are enormous.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Two enormous doors slide open to reveal a dark, gaping space beyond them.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Monumental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monumental. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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