1
as in powerful
having great power or influence
one of the mighty leaders of the U.S. financial world
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2
as in huge
unusually large
a mighty castle towered over everything nearby
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as in extremely
to a great degree
we were mighty hungry after raking leaves all afternoon
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Recent Examples of mighty
Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 11 July 2025
And even the mighty NFL isn’t impervious to the ravages of demographic drift, although the league’s absolute deliveries of the under-50 set remain the gold standard.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
Crochet has looked mighty impressive in his first season with the Red Sox, shown by his 1.95 ERA and 44 strikeouts across 37 innings pitched.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Gunn forgoes the familiar origin story, dropping us three years into Superman's tenure as Earth's mightiest defender.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 11 July 2025
And even the mighty NFL isn’t impervious to the ravages of demographic drift, although the league’s absolute deliveries of the under-50 set remain the gold standard.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
Adverb
That revenue will look mighty good to fiscal conservatives who would use the sale of our public estate to get out of a budgetary jam.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
Crochet has looked mighty impressive in his first season with the Red Sox, shown by his 1.95 ERA and 44 strikeouts across 37 innings pitched.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mighty
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The World Meteorological Organization confirmed a new world record for lightning discharge distance The powerful lightning bolt, also known as a megaflash, stretched 515 miles from eastern Texas to Kansas City, Mo.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Aug. 2025
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On Thursday, Israel’s military took journalists to the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom crossing where hundreds of boxes of aid were on pallets filling a huge lot.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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So, my ability for my flat serves not only to be coming in at 145 [mph] but also rising above his shoulders is huge.—
Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
26 July 2025
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It’s coated in a thin layer of real gold – not just to look fancy, but because gold reflects infrared light extremely well.—
Adi Foord,
Space.com,
26 July 2025
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The destination has an extremely low crime rate, no hurricanes in recent history and a strong health care system.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Despite support from Republicans like Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, increasingly influential conservative commentators in the state almost immediately came out in opposition to Schwinn.—
Erica Meltzer,
The Tennessean,
2 Aug. 2025
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Time omitted him from its ranking, a choice that no doubt will be viewed by many as just another example in a pattern of dismissing influential alternative voices.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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The centerpiece, called the Sun Room, featured three giant windows that offered a peerless view into the gorge and its colors of salmon, coral, saffron and blood orange.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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According to the announcement, the Godzilla crossover series reveals that the original purpose of the Foot Clan was to protect Japan from the giant monsters known as kaiju, of whom Godzilla is the most fearsome.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Pregame pyrotechnics at Nissan Stadium ignited a brief – but very noticeable – fire next to the sideline near one of the end zones.—
Gentry Estes,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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And notably Melvin Capital, which had a very large short position against GameStop, lost billions of dollars and closed because of this trade.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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In fact, McIntyre also suffered a significant singles loss to Damian Priest at Saturday Night’s Main Event in what has been a running theme for the Scottish superstar.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Seismologists will continue monitoring the region for aftershocks, though significant follow-up tremors are unlikely given the earthquake's small magnitude.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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As the creature lowers a gigantic foot to squash the dog, Superman swoops in to save the precious pup.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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These few minutes with the whale sharks are the culmination of a year’s planning, a gigantic logistical effort to shadow a giant.—
Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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“Mighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mighty. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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