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colossal

[kuh-los-uhl] / kəˈlɒs əl /


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The recent history books, then, offer a less than clear guide and Burnham has inherited a colossal majority.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

As colossal as it appears in photographs, it is surprisingly small when you come upon it, tucked away in its wooded setting in the Albert Einstein Science Park.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Nolan’s crew watched anxiously as the surf tore pieces off their colossal prop of fiberglass, wood and steel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

“Round the decay/Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare/The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Great Hall of Redwall would have fitted into a corner of this colossal structure.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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