as in vast
unusually large
the building of the Hoover Dam was a construction project of pharaonic proportions
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Recent Examples of pharaonic
Against all odds, von Spreckelsen had emerged as the unlikely winner of the competition, propelled from obscurity in Denmark to the helm of a pharaonic project in Paris.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Harnessing the Nile flood and keeping the harvests rolling in was as important to controlling the river corridor as defence against usurpers or an ability to exude pharaonic authority.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Near the end of his life, the king ordered an erasure of Hatshepsut’s pharaonic legacy: Her statues were broken and her name was removed from Egypt’s official list of kings.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
The project, architectural historian Lucia Allais writes, parallels the pharaonic construction of the Aswan High Dam itself, where some 25,000 workers—including 800 Soviet engineers—labored for a decade to dam the mighty river.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Harnessing the Nile flood and keeping the harvests rolling in was as important to controlling the river corridor as defence against usurpers or an ability to exude pharaonic authority.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Near the end of his life, the king ordered an erasure of Hatshepsut’s pharaonic legacy: Her statues were broken and her name was removed from Egypt’s official list of kings.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
The project, architectural historian Lucia Allais writes, parallels the pharaonic construction of the Aswan High Dam itself, where some 25,000 workers—including 800 Soviet engineers—labored for a decade to dam the mighty river.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharaonic
Adjective
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Being in the band for 10 years, that’s nearly a third of my life, and the vast majority of my creative life.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2026
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All in a place where people are living atop vast deposits of coal, oil, and gas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That’s a potentially gigantic collective archive.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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So, to be able to represent that on such a gigantic platform to a whole ton of people who might not necessarily be 100% EDM festival attendees… to play for them is really exciting.—
Christine Terrisse,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some areas have also seen giant wildfires that left no grass for grazing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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American Airlines was marking its centennial on Wednesday with celebrations at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and the giant carrier’s other hubs.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The cameras in the operations centers mostly have high-definition signals displayed on the big monitors, but the size of the files for those signals is enormous and a big burden if CDOT kept the visuals.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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While still in its infancy, quantum technology harnesses subatomic particles to make potentially enormous advances in a wide range of computing applications.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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According to Lane, his story began on Roblox, the colossal online gaming platform popular with children and teens.—
Mike Levine,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Gettysburg, by contrast, is a colossal achievement, a rich and impactful film that unfurls with the patience and depth of a great novel.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Deportees who aren't imprisoned face challenges Even those who are not immediately jailed face huge challenges, including economic ones, upon their return to their home country.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2026
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Anderson said that experience was a huge help in preparing him for his eventual MLB promotion.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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During the chaos, community members like local restaurant owner Ron Grady stepped up to offer warm shelter and food to those who were stranded in the cold due to the massive multi-vehicle crash.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack overnight.—
Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Earlier finds have revealed bones of mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, reindeer and wild horse, alongside stone tools and evidence of human occupation across multiple periods.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Best of the rest Auburn’s Keldric Faulk (6-6, 276) combines mammoth size with quality run-stopping skills.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Pharaonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharaonic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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