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also astronomic
as in enormous
unusually large
a googol is an astronomical number, and the whimsical coinage of the name was intended to suggest that fact
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Recent Examples of astronomical
That is astronomical, maybe the biggest in history if that’s the case.
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Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Even so, the £125m British-record fee received for Isak (which the club insist is actually worth £130m to them due to solidarity payments being waived) is an astronomical fee and should alleviate any concerns about the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules for several windows to come.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Multiply this by dozens or hundreds of AI agents, and the costs become astronomical.
—Manosiz Bhattacharyya, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Our astronomical alignments are about to get better in the coming years.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Even so, the £125m British-record fee received for Isak (which the club insist is actually worth £130m to them due to solidarity payments being waived) is an astronomical fee and should alleviate any concerns about the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules for several windows to come.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Multiply this by dozens or hundreds of AI agents, and the costs become astronomical.
—Manosiz Bhattacharyya, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Our astronomical alignments are about to get better in the coming years.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for astronomical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astronomical
Adjective
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No liquor, no food, just an enormous outdoor patio teeming with Carolina Blue, popular bands, students, alumni and celebrities.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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One of the enormous elk lived in immense, rough country near Ennis, Montana.—
Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Like an amulet, or a bible, the immense and somehow lingering grief and rage flowing through it is with me everywhere.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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There is immense comfort in shared failure; there is immense career risk in an unconventional success that cannot be easily explained to a board.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Dynamical climate models play a leading role, but forecasters also consider soil moisture, long-term climate trends and oceanic and atmospheric patterns like El Niño and La Niña.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The colors called to mind the heat and vibe of Havana and Miami — faded terracotta, tobacco, palm green and oceanic blue.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Astronomical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astronomical. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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