as in giant
unusually large
a jumbo jet
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as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
the winner in the contest for biggest pumpkin was a jumbo that weighed in at over a thousand pounds
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Recent Examples of jumbo
Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Credit score: 620 for conventional, 580 for FHA, 540 for VA and USDA, 660 for jumbo, 660 for home equity loans.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
Types of loans Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Arrive Home, Zero Down, jumbo, renovation, refinancing, reverse mortgages, home equity loans
Terms
10 to 30 years
Credit needed
540 for FHA, VA and USDA loans; 600 for Zero Down; 620 for conventional loans, 680 for jumbo loans.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
That’s a continuation, albeit a slowdown, of its jumbo, 50-basis-point reduction to the benchmark rate; its first cut in more than four years at the FOMC’s September meeting.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Get 52% off this limited-time Omaha Steaks gift bundle with free burgers, jumbo franks, chicken, apple tartlets and more.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Credit score: 620 for conventional, 580 for FHA, 540 for VA and USDA, 660 for jumbo, 660 for home equity loans.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
Types of loans Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Arrive Home, Zero Down, jumbo, renovation, refinancing, reverse mortgages, home equity loans
Terms
10 to 30 years
Credit needed
540 for FHA, VA and USDA loans; 600 for Zero Down; 620 for conventional loans, 680 for jumbo loans.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
That’s a continuation, albeit a slowdown, of its jumbo, 50-basis-point reduction to the benchmark rate; its first cut in more than four years at the FOMC’s September meeting.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Born in Okayama, Japan, Hattori began his racing career on the open-wheel circuits of his home country before taking a giant leap across the Pacific to chase his dreams in America.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Dire wolves mostly ate horses and bison, with occasional forays into giant sloths and baby mammoths.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Virgin isles are a place of stiff rums rather than grizzled whale meats in the frosty expanse of Greenland.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Swimming near whale calves or dolphin nursery groups should remain strictly prohibited.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The bathroom could be closed off with sleek pivoting panels and came—like all suites—with a gigantic shower and round bath the size of a Jacuzzi tub.—
Chris Schaklx,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
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The polar vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests).—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Despite the high probability of getting ripped apart by velociraptors, that’s where a team of scientists embark on a top secret mission to try to extract DNA from the dinosaurs that can be used to make a life-saving drug.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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Covert operations expert Zora Bennett (Johansson) attempts to secure the genetic material from the dinosaurs but ends up stranded with a civilian family on an island that holds a secret being kept from humanity for decades.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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There has been tremendous Democratic energy and anger in recent weeks, with progressives disrupting Republican lawmakers’ town hall meetings and holding huge rallies.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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But if the Nets aren't interested in signing Randle, where would that huge contract come from? Randle's teammate, Naz Reid, figures to decline his $15.0 million player option and re-sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves, which could further complicate Randle's decision matrix.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Natalie and a real-estate agent named Dawn (Danielle Brooks), in search of the missing Henry, make their way to the Overworld, too, and the four team up with Steve in a painfully generic adventure to fight off monsters, find another Crystal, save the Overworld (and Dennis), and get back home.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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The space monsters are also entirely terrifying, gestating inside young suns to hideously emerge as massive space insects.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Apple didn’t invent the first smartphone or wireless headphones, but look at the enormous commercial success of the iPhone and AirPods.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
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The play still brought in an enormous $3.28 million, and played to a more than 100 percent capacity with an average ticket price of $298.83.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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Here’s what to know Company creates 'woolly mouse' in quest to bring back mammoths.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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Beyond mice and mammoths Colossal’s interests expand further than mice or even mammoths.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Jumbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumbo. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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