as in huge
unusually large
a vast expanse of land just waiting to be settled
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Recent Examples of vast
Small retailers without Amazon's deep pockets and vast selection will likely bear the brunt of tariffs.
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Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
What remains deeply felt in his video is that China looms in the rearview—with the country possessing a vast manufacturing machine that dominates the electric car market and is now aimed at mastering autonomous vehicles—and that the U.S. cannot lift its foot off the accelerator.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 2 May 2025
Walker released his debut album, Cold Is the Night, in 1986, and over the next four decades, exhibited that adventurousness with albums that explored the vast world of the blues alongside strains of electric blues, jazz, soul, rock & roll, and R&B.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
Business Tariffs chill Southern California’s vast industrial property market
April 10, 2025
Port officials predict a dramatic drop in trade in the days ahead.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
What remains deeply felt in his video is that China looms in the rearview—with the country possessing a vast manufacturing machine that dominates the electric car market and is now aimed at mastering autonomous vehicles—and that the U.S. cannot lift its foot off the accelerator.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 2 May 2025
Walker released his debut album, Cold Is the Night, in 1986, and over the next four decades, exhibited that adventurousness with albums that explored the vast world of the blues alongside strains of electric blues, jazz, soul, rock & roll, and R&B.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
Business Tariffs chill Southern California’s vast industrial property market
April 10, 2025
Port officials predict a dramatic drop in trade in the days ahead.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vast
Adjective
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Tesla sales have experienced a huge international decline, leaving room for competitors to gain momentum.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Old Navy Cargo Pants My teen is a huge fan of Old Navy and just discovered their cargo pants, and she’s been begging for a new pair ever since.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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With Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, many countries had limited recourse for retaliation because the U.S. trade deficit on physical goods in nearly all nations is so enormous.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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Finding the house was an enormous challenge for McBride and locations manager Kale Murphy; initial candidates weren’t distinct enough from the Gemstones’ other residences, and the search took so long McBride nearly called HBO to request a pause in production.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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In the afternoon, the café-style windows are thrown open as its bistro tables spill out onto the sidewalk, ready to hold gigantic Aperol spritzes in burgundy glasses.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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While Trump has already implemented an additional 10% tariff on goods imports from almost all countries, as well as much higher tariffs on some sectors and a gigantic duty on imports from China, the European Union has so far only threatened limited retaliatory tariffs on US goods.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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At the time Venice had a tremendous amount of creative freedom because no one really cared much about what went on there.—
Courtney Wittich,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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There is a tremendous difference between getting the two countries to step back from the brink of war and facilitating a permanent solution to an 80-year dispute.—
Lisa Curtis,
Foreign Affairs,
13 May 2025
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So far, the Warner Bros. video game adaptation has generated a massive $398 million in North America.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
4 May 2025
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Yet even as the party showcases a solidly deep bench of experience 2028 contenders, there is a nagging narrative, mostly in media circles, that Democrats should mimic the GOP by eloping with a non-traditional candidate with a massive entertainment or social media footprint.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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The increase in energy from a healthier diet has maximized his gym workouts, and his shooting — 3-pointers, mid-range, off the dribble — has taken a giant step forward.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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Since 2013, two giant sculptures of soaring eagles with 50-foot wingspans—one of which carried the wizard Gandalf on its back—have welcomed travelers to New Zealand’s Wellington International Airport.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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And the strain of being out in the air in those conditions is immense.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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In Gaza and in Israel, the expectations for the trip are immense.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
14 May 2025
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This sudden flash of light accompanied by a colossal burst of subatomic particles is called a solar flare.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
1 May 2025
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The scientists hope to eventually be able to capture an adult colossal squid on camera.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Vast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vast. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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