as in gigantic
of a building or room
resembling a cave in spaciousness; very significant in size
We toured the cavernous airplane hangar. The dance was held in a cavernous hall. a cavernous auditorium
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Recent Examples of cavernous
Carter is to be remembered Thursday at a state funeral inside the cavernous Washington National Cathedral.
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
There were few in the sharply dressed and cavernous Palm Springs Convention Center who dressed down.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
Between the turf and cavernous feel, BC Place remains one of the least attractive stadiums in MLS.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The cavernous building sits high on a hilltop overlooking al-Qardaha, the Assad family’s ancestral village.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
There were few in the sharply dressed and cavernous Palm Springs Convention Center who dressed down.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
Between the turf and cavernous feel, BC Place remains one of the least attractive stadiums in MLS.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The cavernous building sits high on a hilltop overlooking al-Qardaha, the Assad family’s ancestral village.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavernous
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One thing management certainly has announced is a gigantic restructuring of TV and digital assets.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2025
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Kim Kardashian called Swift a snake on social media and the singer turned it into — at the time — a record breaking tour complete with a gigantic king cobra stage prop.—
Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Luckily, Coach is having a huge sale on a handful of their classic and modern bags and clutches.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Shares of chip designer Nvidia, a huge beneficiary of the AI hype, were down 11.8% at 07:05 a.m.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Overture is a much larger, more complicated commercial aircraft, designed to fly at Mach 1.7 and carry 64 to 80 passengers.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2025
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The large remote-locking saddlebags can be complemented by an optional top case, and there are powerlets for charging phones and other gear on board.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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Unlike the new black-and-white image, Trump’s first portrait was in color, featuring the First Lady—face airbrushed into oblivion—wide-eyed, smiling with a hint of teeth, her arms crossed to display a massive diamond wedding ring.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2025
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Starting infielders Triston Casas Fully healthy after missing two-thirds of last season with a rib injury, Casas should be the clearcut No. 1 option at first base and potentially in line for a massive breakout season at the plate.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Black Lives Matter movement gained enormous attention with its stand against police brutality.—
John Blake,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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This guy Puffy, this guy is in an enormous amount of trouble.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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That legislation, passed in 1980, acknowledges the unique management challenges of Alaska’s vast tracts of public lands and requires federal agencies to cooperate with state managers.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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The startup founded in 2023 has said its AI models either match or outperform top U.S. rivals at a fraction of the cost, challenging the view that scaling AI requires vast computing power and investment.—
Aditya Soni and Zaheer Kachwala,
USA TODAY,
30 Jan. 2025
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Don Lemon is predicting a major comeback for Matt Lauer, eight years after the former news anchor's colossal fall from grace.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The colossal ice mass, currently 173 miles away, is spinning northward from Antarctica and could potentially ground itself against the island.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Tangen leads Norway’s mammoth sovereign wealth fund, which posted first-half profit of 1.48 trillion kroner ($138 billion) last year, primarily driven by investments in technology stocks.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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The biggest news was Erling Haaland’s mammoth contract renewal, which will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until 2034 — revealed exclusively by The Athletic on Friday.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Cavernous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavernous. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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