epic
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Cats: The Jellicle Ball took home three trophies, while feminism epic Liberation won best play after recently winning the Pulitzer prize for drama.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Fast facts: Nolan, the Oscar-winning director of “Oppenheimer,” adapted Homer’s epic poem for the big screen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
“Time and Water” touches on the epic verse called rimurs, passed down via chanted song by Icelandic women, their descriptive, sorrowful tales like dispatches from previous ages.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over a leaked tax-return scandal from six years ago was on the verge of an epic settlement.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
Yeah, we could have used an epic hero about now.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Vocabulary lists containing epic
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Poetry: Genres
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