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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
Legacy gifts of this magnitude carry not only financial significance but also profound symbolic importance.
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Ted G Callam, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The significance of a pipeline of this magnitude is not promotional.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Notably, the concert was directed by Hamish Hamilton, the British director renowned for his work on huge entertainment events, including the annual Super Bowl halftime show and Oscars, which gives an indication of the magnitude of BTS’ return.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Mario Tama/Getty Images A snow drought of this magnitude has the power to disrupt fundamental aspects of life in the West, where the population relies on snowpack for roughly 75% of its water supply, multiple experts told CBS News.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Ted G Callam, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The significance of a pipeline of this magnitude is not promotional.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Notably, the concert was directed by Hamish Hamilton, the British director renowned for his work on huge entertainment events, including the annual Super Bowl halftime show and Oscars, which gives an indication of the magnitude of BTS’ return.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Mario Tama/Getty Images A snow drought of this magnitude has the power to disrupt fundamental aspects of life in the West, where the population relies on snowpack for roughly 75% of its water supply, multiple experts told CBS News.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnitude
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President of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos acknowledged the significance of that fact, saying there’s no one more deserving of that honor than Sale.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Its personal significance is trumpeted by the fact that Haghighi plays one of the two lead roles, a man named Kaveh who is being driven by a woman, Leila (Taraneh Alidoosti), to a remote, wintry mountain region.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 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
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That club was much too big to be fully resonant for me, given the size of our group.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The carat size actually refers to the diamond’s weight.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
26 Mar. 2026
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Heat stroke is a serious emergency and time is of the utmost importance when treating it.—
Brad Stulberg,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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The more complex the AI workload is, the more RAM is required to host and run the AI model, which makes memory capacity of paramount importance.—
Michael Justin Allen Sexton,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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The immensity of joining the franchise meant that choosing a jersey number wasn’t something Durbin took lightly.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Shaboozey Shaboozey was in awe of the immensity of his RodeoHouston debut and mentioned it throughout the show.—
Joey Guerra,
Houston Chronicle,
23 Mar. 2026
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How the robot ump actually sees every pitch The system uses a network of high-speed cameras placed around the stadium to track the baseball in three dimensions.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The look featured a maxi skirt layered with a playful bubble skirt on top, adding dimension and drama to her second appearance.—
Essence,
Essence,
27 Mar. 2026
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South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy, imports 94% of its energy, according to a 2024 report from the Korea Energy Statistics Information Systems, and almost 72% of its crude oil comes from the Middle East.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Brazil's diesel prices surged by more than 20% in March, prompting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to propose import subsidies through May.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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