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larger-than-life

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Adj.1.larger-than-life - very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
epic, heroic
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"


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Weatherford's poetic telling of Harriet Tubman's role as a conductor on the Underground Railroad combines with Nelson's larger-than-life illustrations to portray the spiritual life of the African American visionary.
Carole Boston Weatherford Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People ... by Martin, Michelle H. / The Horn Book Magazine
He was really a larger-than-life person," said Wayne, who describes the rest of his family as very private.
Lawyer raises funds for cancer research in Duke's honor by York, Emily Bryson / Los Angeles Business Journal
Each two-page spread features a black-and-white, larger-than-life photograph of people keeping the peace on San Francisco's streets on the right, and a brief poem, caption, or insight on the left.
Blue in Black and White by Small Press Bookwatch
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