as in huge
unusually large
a vast expanse of land just waiting to be settled
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Recent Examples of vast
The vast, indifferent Moroccan desert acts as a major character, stripping the human characters bare and forcing a primal confrontation with mortality, loss, and the unconstrained forces of nature.
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
The space underneath is vast and versatile, and the headboard is stylish and easy to design around.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
These systems learn by ingesting vast troves of data in a process called training.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
Perhaps this shouldn’t come as a surprise, given that the vast majority of members of SAG-AFTRA are Americans.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
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At the center of all the glitzy havoc—her face often looming on a huge flat screen that rolls around the stage, following actors like a hulking LED stalker—is of course Chenoweth.—
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Todd also had a huge sack in the fourth quarter.—
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Sensory design has played an enormous role in developing this new identity for the bathroom, and the 2026 NKBA Bath Trends Report shows that numerous sensory trends are expected to continue gaining mainstream traction.—
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By Christmas, the enormous mammal had done serious damage — turning on a gas line under the house —that forced Johnson to live without hot water.—
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There’s also a massive leg lumbering in the distance which could be a Sentinel, the gigantic, mutant-hunting robots that are some of X-Men’s most iconic villains.—
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Chaplin holds many vestiges of its former ownership, from an old saw mill and furnace from when Chaplin was making his films, to his footsteps, to a gigantic set of muppet eyes overlooking the soundstage room.—
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Here currently in the United States backed by the courts, the legislative branch and the Justice Department, our president has acquired tremendous power.—
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The light beam distance of 80 meters, or approximately 260 feet, provides a tremendous field of view from three different LEDs.—
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Constructed with the same thick, stretchy fleece material, this sporty pullover comes with a massive kangaroo pocket and a large hood, both working to keep you warm on chilly flights.—
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This delicate balance allows massive galaxies to stay dormant for billions of years, even when star-forming material is present.—
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The cybersecurity landscape right now is rife with opportunity and anxiety, particularly for giant companies that are trying to find their way in a world with a rapidly expanding threat landscape that far surpasses just humans.—
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Those giant snow piles in some parking lots won't be going anywhere anytime soon, but most of the snow is gone from your yard.—
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The profound tragedy is that the husband has been an intellectual and executive giant of immense quality, with abundant gifts and skills.—
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In Mumbai, the scale of poverty and homelessness is so immense that the value of an individual life is often crushingly little.—
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Subtle dark patches on the lunar surface betray the presence of colossal basaltic plains, where lava flows coated vast swathes of Earth's natural satellite, before solidifying in the extreme environment of space.—
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The wreck of a colossal oil barge is home to some of the bay's most stunning marine life.—
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“Vast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vast. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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