spectacular event

collocation in English

meaningsofspectacularandevent

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spectacular
adjective
uk
/spekˈtæk.jə.lər/us
/spekˈtæk.jə.lɚ/
very exciting to ...
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event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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(Definition ofspectacularandeventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This campaign will be the largest and mostspectaculareventever organised by the board and the country's first celebration of our maritime heritage.
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That was aspectacularevent.
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Thisspectaculareventgot rave reviews in the mainstream newspapers.
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It was aspectaculareventwith prominent speakers, and an enthusiastic large crowd that would gaze upon a full-size airplane for the first time.
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Nevertheless, the stage was still being set for aspectacularevent.
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Many visitors came to the city to witness thisspectacularevent.
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Interestingly, he also notes that the country has a national life characterised by spectacular events.
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By this definition, spectacular events such as tempests and sommeils, though associated with divertissements, are not restricted to them.
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The joint session was aspectacularevent.
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Nor are these spectacular events the worst part of the story.
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As for what has been done to increase the general public's awareness of what industry does, there have been some spectacular events.
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Most of the spectacular events were military in genre, some displaying the most modern of hardware, whilst others showed of historical equipment.
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The party was to be one of the last truly spectacular events in the famous ballroom.
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Alcher, a four-nights and three-days festival, attracts the people from all over with its spectacular events and competitions.
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It was one of the last truly spectacular events in the famous ballroom, and it was one of the largest and most lavish social events of the 20th century.
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