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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
There’s nothing like this that’s ever happened before, and Hollywood, in the grand scheme, is but a small footnote in the gargantuan magnitude of what’s coming.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Errors of that magnitude are not academic.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
But Whittaker said that even as many of these disclosures are trending lower, the data shows declines that remain relatively small in magnitude.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
The magnitude of the fraud demands states proactively address FWA in Medicaid programs.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Errors of that magnitude are not academic.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
But Whittaker said that even as many of these disclosures are trending lower, the data shows declines that remain relatively small in magnitude.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
The magnitude of the fraud demands states proactively address FWA in Medicaid programs.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnitude
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Jami Gertz, part of the Atlanta Hawks ownership group alongside her husband Tony Ressler, has publicly embraced the cultural significance of Magic City.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Before Saturday night, no pop concert had ever been held in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, owing to the site’s deep historical and political significance.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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After a catastrophic debris strike destroys their shuttle during a spacewalk, Sandra Bullock’s astronaut is left untethered, spinning silently against the vastness of space, while George Clooney’s veteran astronaut tries to guide her from a distance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Even their vision of outer space seldom imparts the sense of a terrifying, unknowable vastness.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Slow running also increases the size and strength of your heart chambers, increases blood volume, and improves the strength of your connective tissues, tendons, and bones, Hamilton adds.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
20 Mar. 2026
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The relevant question isn’t the size of the debt, but what conditions could finally break investor confidence — and those conditions have as much to do with governance and geopolitical credibility as with any balance sheet figure.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Taleblu underscored how the importance of the Strait of Hormuz has only escalated since the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s because of the Iranian regime’s asymmetric military and maritime strategies, including fast-attack water craft, drones, and mines.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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Niccol also reflects on lessons from his time at Chipotle, the importance of building teams that tell the truth, how CEOs make decisions under pressure, and why technologies like AI should enhance — not replace — human connection.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The historic crisis makes the personal tale reverberate with an inner immensity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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The immensity of Catherine and Heathcliff’s passion is measured by the intensity of their language, which of course is also Brontë’s.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some people would argue that the basic apparatus of cinema — a camera that then flattens images into two dimensions to be projected on a screen — hasn’t changed much since the Lumière brothers, despite obvious technological advancements.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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The recognition of the breakaway church gave a religious dimension to the widening breach between Ukraine and Russia, with Russian political and religious leaders even blaming the United States for having a role in it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Such imports will likely be directed to industries such as fertilizer production rather than power generation, Pai said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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The agriculture-reliant region imports the majority of its fertilizer, much of which came from the Gulf before Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 2026.
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