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colossus

/kəˈlɒsəs/
noun - colossi, colossuses
1 A statue that is much bigger than life size.
1.1 A person or thing of enormous size, importance, or ability.

Origin
Late Middle English via Latin from Greek kolossos (applied by Herodotus to the statues of Egyptian temples).

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The British Empire attempted to be the colonial colossus of the globe, exerting influence belying it's small island origins.

I AM GROOT!

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Where did Noah keep his bees?

In his ark hives.

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flourish

/ˈflʌrɪʃ/
verb
1 no object (of a living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment.
1.1 Develop rapidly and successfully.

(MOST DEFINITIONS REDACTED)

Origin
from an obsolete sense of the verb, ‘adorn’ (originally with flowers).

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The word flourish has flourished, garnering abundant groups of meanings around its core. The result is a full page of definitions.

Just imagine. A beautiful city like Amsterdam without all the cars. Seriously can't wait to witness that.

hot dogs, hamburgers
grill hotter than summer's air
but, today, barely

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verdigris

/ˈvəːdɪɡriː/ /ˈvəːdɪɡriːs/
noun
mass noun
A bright bluish-green encrustation or patina formed on copper or brass by atmospheric oxidation, consisting of basic copper carbonate.

Origin
Middle English from Old French verte-gres, earlier vert de Grece ‘green of Greece’.

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Bob's statue proudly wore the oxidation of virdigris proudly like a cape.

"Wrong turns on the path to success are not failures, they are simply iterations. Both science and art are iterative processes that include wrong turns. And those wrong turns aren't outliers, they are part of that process"

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Playing with 3D-printed fabrics. Feels really weird & funny but pleasant in the hands.