colossal
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The vehicle, which does, underneath all those angles, feature a truck bed with a motorized cover, was almost immediately labeled a colossal blunder.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026
He began to imagine a colossal lighthouse sculpture, placed on a huge plinth at the canal entrance, in the form of an Egyptian peasant woman holding up a torch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Instead, the pairing has been a colossal dud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The reality of illegally dumped waste sits before me in a colossal mound next to the side of a motorway.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
“Her growth has slowed over the years, but yes, she may one day become too colossal for her current confines.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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