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unusually large
the building of the Hoover Dam was a construction project of pharaonic proportions
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Recent Examples of pharaonic
Around 5,000 pharaonic artifacts are being relocated from a museum in Cairo, while many of the objects to be displayed haven’t been seen by the public since being discovered in 1922.
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2024
Aswan Aswan is the jumping off point for Abu Simbel, Ramses II’s two breathtaking temples, apotheoses (along with the pyramids) of pharaonic power.
—Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
Strongmen have a notorious attraction to pharaonic public works, but democratic leaders are said to have the edge in summoning the innovation required to complete them.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
They’re drawn to the pharaonic history and art, of course, but also to the more contemporary galleries and studios that today form Cairo’s design scene.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2023
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2024
Aswan Aswan is the jumping off point for Abu Simbel, Ramses II’s two breathtaking temples, apotheoses (along with the pyramids) of pharaonic power.
—Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
Strongmen have a notorious attraction to pharaonic public works, but democratic leaders are said to have the edge in summoning the innovation required to complete them.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
They’re drawn to the pharaonic history and art, of course, but also to the more contemporary galleries and studios that today form Cairo’s design scene.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharaonic
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That legislation, passed in 1980, acknowledges the unique management challenges of Alaska’s vast tracts of public lands and requires federal agencies to cooperate with state managers.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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But there was space for one new project to be unveiled, a documentary feature about the Grenfell Tower fire, the 2017 tragedy in which 72 people died that exposed government failure, greed and the U.K.’s vast wealth divide.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2025
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One thing management certainly has announced is a gigantic restructuring of TV and digital assets.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2025
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Authorities have built a gigantic tent city on the banks of the rivers to accommodate the millions of pilgrims and tourists attending the festival -- equipped with 3,000 kitchens, 150,000 toilets, roads, electricity, water, communication towers and 11 hospitals, according to the Associated Press.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The traders always move on eventually, often after having made enormous sums of money.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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The area was densely built-up before the war and the enormous scale of damage means there are now huge mountains of rubble and debris everywhere.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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According to a release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), agriculture specialists assigned to Los Angeles International Airport found the 37 giant beetles concealed inside of multiple packages of Japanese snacks, potato chips and chocolate.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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The family-style feast includes fan-favorite dishes like the 18-ounce giant meatball, Nonna’s Sunday Gravy Pasta, chicken Parmigiana, Mediterranean brick-oven pizza and more.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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That was in 1913, to be fair, before Venturi or anybody else had heard of Giorgio Morandi, colossal exception to the Italian-still-life rule, and to most others.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Stranger Things team is once again teasing a colossal final season.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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Shares of chip designer Nvidia, a huge beneficiary of the AI hype, were down 11.8% at 07:05 a.m.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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No laws prevented Musk from interviewing Alice Weidel, a leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, on X, thereby providing her with a huge platform, available to no other political candidate, in the month before a national election.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Starting infielders Triston Casas Fully healthy after missing two-thirds of last season with a rib injury, Casas should be the clearcut No. 1 option at first base and potentially in line for a massive breakout season at the plate.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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Lawmakers in Annapolis are considering massive cuts with tax and fee increases to close the gap.—
Chris Papst,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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In hearings Wednesday and Thursday, senators questioned President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., over his fitness to be the country's top health official and control the mammoth $1.7 trillion agency.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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In shorthand, with Marcus Johansson’s $2 million also coming off the books, the Wild will have more than roughly $22 million in available cap space when free agency begins July 1, a mammoth increase from what general manager Bill Guerin has had at his disposal for the past two offseasons.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Pharaonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharaonic. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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