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monumental

[mon-yuh-men-tl] / ˌmɒn yəˈmɛn tl /


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The Russian 25th seed, playing in her first Grand Slam quarter-final, reeled off 12 of the final 13 games to win 3-6 7-5 6-0 and complete a monumental upset.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

This struck him as a monumental misuse of resources.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The piece will run about seven hours from sundown to sunrise, 365 days a year, just across the street from Jeff Koons’ monumental topiary sculpture “Split-Rocker.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“Big Bang” puts readers in the midst of this monumental scientific debate, while demonstrating that, for all its audacity, “the Big Bang model can be understood by everyone.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Something that is small and common like a whisper, but monumental and rare at the same time.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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