the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization.
Examples of vast
vast
The vast studio in Chelsea marked a new sort of crossroads for fashion and film.
From the washingtontimes.com
A good president may not necessarily be good at vast gatherings of angry people.
From the dailyherald.com
The vast majority of private sector workers can't accrue sick and vacation time.
From the timesunion.com
That's a vast improvement from 20 years ago, when only 30% of grads were female.
From the businessweek.com
Then she focused on forestry to leverage the family's vast real estate holdings.
From the businessweek.com
The vast amount of detail in the novel shows the enormous research Mitchell did.
From the kansas.com
For despite vast oil reserves and exports, Iran still imports about 130,000 bbl.
From the time.com
The vast majority of non-melanoma skin cancers are basal cell carcinoma and SCC.
From the sciencedaily.com
Of course, the vast majority of daily tweets have nothing to do with an illness.
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Huge: unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers ...
(vastly) to an exceedingly great extent or degree; "He had vastly overestimated his resources"; "was immensely more important to the project as a scientist than as an administrator"
(vastness) enormousness: unusual largeness in size or extent or number
VAST is an American alternative rock band based in Austin, Texas. The acronym VAST stands for Visual Audio Sensory Theater and is the main creation of singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jon Crosby. The band is signed to 2blossoms, an independent record company created by Crosby himself.
A vast space; Very large or wide (literally or figuratively); Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent
Visual audio sensory theater
(vastly) Greatly, in a vast manner
(vastness) The quality of being vast; Something vast
(Vastness) Large open area, empty area; (slang) mass extent, endless possibilities.