Bunyanesque

adjective

Definition of Bunyanesquenext
as in mammoth

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  1. mammoth
  2. colossal
  3. prodigious
  4. gargantuan
  5. titanic
  6. cosmic
  7. gigantic
  8. cyclopean
Adjective
  • Breaking news suggests at least one of these mammoth companies has a plan.
    John Werner, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Larry Fink, whose mammoth BlackRock fund oversees over $10 trillion in assets, also sees one rate reduction before the end of 2024.
    Natasha Turak,Matt Clinch, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of mammoth
Adjective
  • Here, colorful cabins contrast colossal ice cap backdrops and vibrant celestial phenomena light the sky.
    Yahya Salem, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
  • With two front wheels so close together, and a colossal engine between them and the rider's seat, conventional forks and regular steering was out of the question.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of colossal
Adjective
  • The scholarships are awarded to pieces of significant work, which includes a creative application of existing knowledge, an innovation, a prodigious performance or another demonstration of a prodigious accomplishment.
    Kristen Moon, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Every album she’s done has its own shape and feel — from her prodigious 2018 breakthrough, Clean, to her 2020 meditation on broken nostalgia, Color Theory, to 2022’s darker, more noisily cathartic Sometimes, Forever.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of prodigious
Adjective
  • Despite the gargantuan size, the coral has never been documented.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • At the cockroach, at the gargantuan goldfish, at the one and only Carmelita Tropicana!
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of gargantuan
Adjective
  • A couple of titanic Alonso homers could motivate the Mets, so, don’t let that happen.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The plan immediately set off mass protests that quickly evolved into a titanic clash between the government and a large segment of the Israeli population.
    Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of titanic
Adjective
  • About 2 million years ago—yesterday, on cosmic timescales—the largest star’s thermonuclear core ignited.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Researchers are testing the cosmic potential of the renewable material as humans explore living in space.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of cosmic
Adjective
  • In Antarctica, sea ice surrounding the continent also buttresses gigantic ice sheets, slowing the flow of glacial ice into the ocean.
    Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Invest in community colleges, where a gigantic proportion of American students are but where a lack of resources often thwarts their ambitions.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • The five-story Osaka Castle, a recreation of the original keep (which was destroyed on several occasions), is built on solid cyclopean foundations, with mint green roof tiles and golden accoutrements that bear striking similarities with Nagoya Castle.
    CNN, CNN, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The wall was built with a range of construction techniques, including cyclopean masonry.
    Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2021
Definition of cyclopean
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“Bunyanesque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Bunyanesque. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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