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epic

noun as in long story

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In the aftermath of an epic disaster, you also have to wrangle with the complications of destroyed infrastructure, permitting bottlenecks, insurance disputes and scary levels of contamination.

The sixth series, which was broadcast in 2022, was billed at the time as the "the end of an epic story", although producers did say the story would "continue in another form".

From BBC

After an epic weekend in Ireland, the NFL roadshow makes the short trip to England to continue this season's record run of international games.

From BBC

This is his Pynchoniad, a zigzagging epic of America and the world through our bloodiest, most shameful hundred years.

And in Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling contemporary epic “One Battle After Another,” it’s startling just how comforting a cinematic hand on the shoulder can be.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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