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as in significance
the quality or state of being important
the magnitude of the issue can scarcely be overstated
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as in vastness
the quality or state of being very large
the mountain's sheer magnitude usually leaves tourists speechless
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as in size
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
the magnitude of the planned skyscraper is totally disproportionate with that of the other buildings on the block
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Recent Examples of magnitude
Nutt also revealed that a move-up of this magnitude required the blessing of Chiefs owner Clark Hunt.
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
As Murphy got ready to go on, there was a brief pause where the magnitude of the moment seemed to hit the then-teenager.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
The pointed remarks reflected the magnitude of the anti-corruption initiative.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
For Lamerton, seeing the scale and magnitude of a tornado this size right in his backyard was a first.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
As Murphy got ready to go on, there was a brief pause where the magnitude of the moment seemed to hit the then-teenager.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
The pointed remarks reflected the magnitude of the anti-corruption initiative.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
For Lamerton, seeing the scale and magnitude of a tornado this size right in his backyard was a first.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnitude
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Totem poles, after all, marked sites of significance.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Nearby, a group of friends dressed up for a different aspect of the day’s significance.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Originally staged at Avignon in 2025, the play follows a father and daughter whose bond is tested across the vastness of space as one of them starts a new life on Mars while Earth deteriorates.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The majesty of the natural world and the incomprehensible vastness of space are almost infinitely rearrangeable variables for documentarians.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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The series has attracted attention for, among other things, the size of Ilya’s ass, which, in MarcAurele’s adaptation, is its own character.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Power Four schools may all fall under the same sharing cap, but their pockets grow with NIL in unequal sizes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Apr. 2026
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Charles, who is well-known for his love of nature and the importance of sustainability, fed chickens in a coop together with the kids.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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Through their applause and standing ovations, Democrats showed more support than many Republicans for the monarch’s remarks, particularly on the importance of NATO and environmental protection.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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His novels, especially the later ones, were rigorous, ecstatic immensities unlike anything that anticipated them.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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This is the brilliance and haunting immensity of Cauleen Smith’s The Warden, 2025.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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Paint a colorful background, then layer cut canvas pieces for texture and dimension.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Over the last decade, however, the 69-year-old has also stepped forward as a singer-songwriter, adding a new dimension to her creative life.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Trump had used the act to plaster taxes on imports with eager abandon.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Experts have repeatedly sounded the alarm on Vantara's massive animal intake, including the import of critically endangered and rare species.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Nowhere in the vestiges of what was once the sprawl of corporate hugeness known as The General Electric Company are there signs that Katharine Blodgett's laboratory notebooks still exist.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Like Phish or Taylor Swift or The Dead, 21P have created a universe for their fans that is a self-sustaining mechanism, even if the hugeness of it doesn’t always translate into huge chart success.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Magnitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnitude. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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