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spectacular

[spek-tak-yuh-ler] / spɛkˈtæk yə lər /


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Some of his buildings have been spectacular successes, none more so than the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.

From The Wall Street Journal

Textbook examples are the spectacular failures of subprime auto lender Tricolor and auto supplier First Brands last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was such a massive loss that was deeply felt, because of her spectacular career in movies, but the way she looked at the world with curiosity and bemusement.

From Los Angeles Times

But for a rider who won one of the sport's biggest races in spectacular and unexpected fashion last year, it's an even bigger shock.

From BBC

In one spectacular sequence in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia, Chambliss scrambled away from a pass rush and flipped a wobbling backhand pass, basketball-style, down the sideline for a key completion.

From The Wall Street Journal