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epic

[ep-ik] / ˈɛp ɩk /
NOUN
long story
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In fact, nobody knows exactly where Homer wrote his epic poems and there is much mythology around the idea of his cave.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

“The Vast of Night” was marked by its epic long takes, courtesy of cinematographer M.I.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The decision was a fortuitous one, for Grossman’s work as a correspondent in the Soviet Union’s epic struggle against Germany would far exceed anything he might have accomplished as a soldier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The Game of Thrones origin story is epic in both ambition and execution – it has taken seven years to reach the stage, clocks in at three hours 45 minutes, and features a 36-strong cast.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

The epic mess, the second epic mess about Frank, but the first time, the very first time that she broke her promise.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Even if Christopher Nolan‘s film adaptation of “The Odyssey” is a smash hit, Matt Damon doesn’t think we’ll see a boom in epics of a similar scale.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

The network had long built its identity on adult prestige — crime sagas, antiheroes and sprawling family epics — not stories centered on high schoolers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

The play will be "a rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise inspired by the grand swashbuckling epics of stage and screen", and will reach the stage in early 2027, the announcement said.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

It has more than 100 speaking roles, a volume more typical of Hollywood epics than the boutique films of A24, the studio behind the release.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

While he had fewer tattoos than his companion, they were more elaborate—not the self-inflicted work of an amateur but epics of the art contrived by Honolulu and Yokohama masters.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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