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as in powerful
having great power or influence
one of the mighty leaders of the U.S. financial world
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as in huge
unusually large
a mighty castle towered over everything nearby
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as in extremely
to a great degree
we were mighty hungry after raking leaves all afternoon
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Recent Examples of mighty
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
There’s even a humbling sequence set in the real Carrara, where, against the quarry’s raw splendor, the mighty modern excavators look as piddling as Hot Wheels on the basement stairs.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Talia Abbas, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
McAvoy is also mighty impressed by the striking resemblance of Emma Corrin’s Cassandra Nova, who is the sister of his Charles Xavier character in Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s team-up.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024
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There’s just one catch: such mighty and manifold characters have never been invented by screenwriters.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
There’s even a humbling sequence set in the real Carrara, where, against the quarry’s raw splendor, the mighty modern excavators look as piddling as Hot Wheels on the basement stairs.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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The small but mighty dimmable spotlight delivers that golden hour glow to any blank wall.
—Talia Abbas, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
McAvoy is also mighty impressed by the striking resemblance of Emma Corrin’s Cassandra Nova, who is the sister of his Charles Xavier character in Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s team-up.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mighty
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Stylist Kate Young has been crafting powerful red carpet moments for two decades for clients, including Julianne Moore, Dakota Johnson, Scarlett Johansson and Michelle Williams.WWD Staff, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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The book’s long-story-by-the-fire quality, combined with its fairy-tale deployment of castles, unfair punishments, and the thrumming, powerful natural world, evokes the most affecting children’s literature.Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Palmistry experienced a huge resurgence in 19th-century England and America, just as the science of fingerprints was being developed.Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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But, even before that, in July, Israel killed Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, which was a huge sign to Israelis that the old Israel was back and could do anything anywhere.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Over the last four years, my dog has taken dozens of flights annually and is extremely comfortable sleeping on the plane.Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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To prepare his crew for the extremely intimate shoot—the vast majority of Cosmopolis takes place in Eric’s soundproofed stretch limo—Cronenberg asked them to watch Samuel Maoz’s Lebanon (a film set inside a tank) and Wolfgang Petersen’s Das Boot (a film set almost entirely inside a submarine).Violet Lucca, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Despite the high concentration of wealth in San Francisco, and key, influential individuals, the city’s richest people don’t seem so interested in buying art.Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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This year, Brown signed to XL Recordings, but his first release with the backing of the influential British label is still proudly lo-fi bedroom pop with vivid, elliptical lyrics.Al Shipley, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
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Last chance: Cincinnati Nights of Lights This drive-thru holiday light show features giant Christmas trees, glowing snowflakes, dancing candy canes and more.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
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With the Iowa State victory, Cyclones quarterback Rocco Becht was named MVP and given the task of choosing which of the three Pop-Tarts mascots — cinnamon roll, hot fudge sundae, or wild berry — would descend into the giant toaster and come out as a giant edible celebration cake.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
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The project has been beset by delays, legal challenges, rocketing costs, and the emotionally complicated spectacle of very old Holocaust survivors speaking both in favor and against it.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Glossy production values are starting to seem very 2019.Martin Kihn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Greenland's natural resources include gold, silver, copper and uranium and there's believed to be significant potential for oil in the waters off the territory.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 24 Dec. 2024
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The acquisition also includes the assumption of over $2 billion in Nordstrom's debt, signaling a significant financial commitment from the buyers.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The gigantic Young-Hee is among the first things players see when their number is called.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Start showing off your personal style with gigantic hair bows, sneaker charms, busy necklaces, and layered keychains—in this, more is more.Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Mighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mighty. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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