as in huge
unusually large
that's a tremendous amount of work for one person
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Recent Examples of tremendous
This is embodied by a tremendous cast anchored by a raw-nerved, soulful performance from Saleh Bakri.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
The workers also raised questions about what's happening with the tremendous volumes of data DOGE has accessed.
Congress asking questions
Now Democrats in Congress want answers.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The moment was a moment of solace in a sense, because -- tremendous numbers of people are dying.
—Abc News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Appropriately, then, Téchiné’s most enduring collaboration has been with one of the great actors of containment and of style, Catherine Deneuve, who hardly has to do anything to do a tremendous amount and to do it stylishly.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
The workers also raised questions about what's happening with the tremendous volumes of data DOGE has accessed.
Congress asking questions
Now Democrats in Congress want answers.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The moment was a moment of solace in a sense, because -- tremendous numbers of people are dying.
—Abc News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Appropriately, then, Téchiné’s most enduring collaboration has been with one of the great actors of containment and of style, Catherine Deneuve, who hardly has to do anything to do a tremendous amount and to do it stylishly.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremendous
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By the time the teams play, Mikel Arteta’s side will either be in a buoyant mood, having edged past Paris Saint-Germain to reach the Champions League final in Munich, or flat, their season of huge promise having failed to deliver silverware.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The huge sinkhole in the road not far from Tokyo was caused by corroded sewage pipes, ABC News and The Japan Times reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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With Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, many countries had limited recourse for retaliation because the U.S. trade deficit on physical goods in nearly all nations is so enormous.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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Finding the house was an enormous challenge for McBride and locations manager Kale Murphy; initial candidates weren’t distinct enough from the Gemstones’ other residences, and the search took so long McBride nearly called HBO to request a pause in production.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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From raw material cultivation to textile finishing, nearly every stage of production relies on manufacturers’ access to vast quantities of clean, affordable water.—
Ken Katz,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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So far, the vast majority (around 97%) of cases in 2025 have been in people who had no record of being vaccinated.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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In the afternoon, the café-style windows are thrown open as its bistro tables spill out onto the sidewalk, ready to hold gigantic Aperol spritzes in burgundy glasses.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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While Trump has already implemented an additional 10% tariff on goods imports from almost all countries, as well as much higher tariffs on some sectors and a gigantic duty on imports from China, the European Union has so far only threatened limited retaliatory tariffs on US goods.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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So far, the Warner Bros. video game adaptation has generated a massive $398 million in North America.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
4 May 2025
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Yet even as the party showcases a solidly deep bench of experience 2028 contenders, there is a nagging narrative, mostly in media circles, that Democrats should mimic the GOP by eloping with a non-traditional candidate with a massive entertainment or social media footprint.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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Maryland Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz said Wednesday that the Conservation Corps program, which began in 1984, has had an immense impact on state parks.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
2 May 2025
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Her ongoing project, The Game, documents the lives of migrants in Calais—many from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, and Eritrea—who face immense dangers attempting to cross the English Channel.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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So far, a handful of notable companies are on board, including gaming giant Razer.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The vast aisles crammed with giant packages, those hard-to-navigate carts, the ginormous crowds.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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And yet, this colossal level of easement doesn’t have to equate to being underdressed.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
29 Apr. 2025
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The 62-page review has been in the works for months and engaged with a colossal 2,500 BBC employees and freelancers across the UK including 20 production companies that make shows for the BBC.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Tremendous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremendous. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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