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colossal

[kuh-los-uhl] / kəˈlɒs əl /


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Other men who have made colossal errors have retained their posts.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

It wasn’t the product of colossal sums of money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Chief Executive David Zaslav and his team have worked feverishly to pay down the colossal debt that came from Discovery’s 2022 takeover of the larger WarnerMedia.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Sparks fly and metal groans in a cavernous workshop on the outskirts of Islamabad, where Pakistani artist Ehtisham Jadoon fuses discarded car parts into colossal pieces inspired by "Transformers" movies and dinosaurs.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Beneath this colossal fortress, fires glared and furnaces smoked in the darkness of early dawn, and from many miles away Ruta Skadi heard the clang of hammers and the pounding of great mills.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman




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