1
as in enormous
unusually large
the elephant was simply immense, even as elephants go
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as in great
of the very best kind
we had simply an immense time at the luxury resort
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Recent Examples of immense
But even the best managers are only as good as the players on the roster, and while yes, the Mets have immense, and expensive, talent on their roster, the cracks in the foundation eventually exposed its subpar construction.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
The relief that came with the decision to finally let go was completely dwarfed by the immense pain of severing a family in two.
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Kathleen Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Their immense gravitational fields churn the surrounding spacetime like a spoon stirring coffee, theoretically allowing some of these signals to escape the cosmic maelstrom.
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Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
La Guaira is one of Venezuela’s 23 states and is located in the north of the country, on the coast, and has faced immense tragedy in the past.
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Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
The relief that came with the decision to finally let go was completely dwarfed by the immense pain of severing a family in two.
—
Kathleen Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Their immense gravitational fields churn the surrounding spacetime like a spoon stirring coffee, theoretically allowing some of these signals to escape the cosmic maelstrom.
—
Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
La Guaira is one of Venezuela’s 23 states and is located in the north of the country, on the coast, and has faced immense tragedy in the past.
—
Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for immense
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immense
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But for prices, the distinction makes an enormous difference, Kaneva noted.
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The wave that hit downtown Kansas City on Thursday wasn’t like what the city has seen before, even in enormous parades for Chiefs’ Super Bowl or Royals’ World Series victories.
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Sneakers are always calling my name (a great travel companion).
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Having spent more than 30 years in the makeup industry, founder and makeup artist Jung Saem Mool knows great makeup starts long before foundation enters the picture.
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Competitive eaters expand their stomach capacity to hold vast amounts of food.
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In a vast contrast to 1776, chronic diseases now account for most American deaths, because people generally live long enough to develop them.
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And with such excellent transit, there can be much greater housing density.
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His group stage has been consistently excellent without announcing itself — the kind of contribution that shows up in the table rather than the highlights.
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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Technology companies are spending big to incorporate artificial intelligence into their businesses and to build huge data centers.
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The animals, the cool weather and the wonderful people of this region made for a memorable trip.
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Bat boxes are a wonderful addition to your yard for attracting bats and giving them a safe place to live.
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After soaring to tremendous heights and leading the market for years, AI stocks have been under pressure recently because of worries their profits can’t possibly keep pace with the tremendous rallies for their stock prices.
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Seismic events release tremendous amounts of seismic energy.
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But even when Thomson, a terrific baseball lifer, was gone, Bryce Harper was still there in Philly and so was Kyle Schwarber.
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Klepov, who turns 18 on Saturday, had a terrific first OHL season, with 37 goals and 60 assists in 67 games to win the league’s scoring title.
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“Immense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immense. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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