gigantic
adjective
gi·gan·tic
jī-ˈgan-tik 
jə-
: exceeding the usual or expected (as in size, force, or prominence)
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a raccoon got into the trash and now there's a gigantic mess in our backyard
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But seeing the slow nature of gigantic bureaucratic machines such as these, this is not enough to move beyond policy to practice.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The Bucks predictably got a massive game from Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 36 points to go with 12 rebounds, but the absence of their point guard, Lillard, was a gigantic blow.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
More observations, especially with the James Webb Space Telescope, are revealing truly gigantic black holes that appeared in the relatively young universe.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The Bucks predictably got a massive game from Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 36 points to go with 12 rebounds, but the absence of their point guard, Lillard, was a gigantic blow.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
More observations, especially with the James Webb Space Telescope, are revealing truly gigantic black holes that appeared in the relatively young universe.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The gigantic Eras Tour ended in December 2024 after 149 shows across the globe.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Gigantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigantic. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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gigantic
adjective
gi·gan·tic
jī-ˈgant-ik
: being beyond the ordinary or expected (as in size, weight, or strength)
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