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Grandiose

/ɡrˌændiˈoʊs/
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(adj) Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.

The space hotel had grandiose buffets throughout the whole day.
The rotting shanty town was not too distant from the grandiose temples of serpentine.
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The billionaire's ____ plans for a private space station were criticized by some as being overly ambitious.

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