bigness

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Recent Examples of bigness For children themselves, wonder remains abundant—in the bigness of a Tyrannosaurus rex in a museum, or the flicker of fireflies in the summer dusk. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 There was a bigness to not just the melodies and choruses, but to the emotions being expressed. Brendan Hay, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigness
Noun
  • New Yorkers put their generosity and sense of community on display, helping fuel a long and difficult climb not just to rebuild, but to reckon with what had happened.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • It has been accumulated over generations through millions of acts of service and generosity.
    Brian Peckrill, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The series and film followed the fictional Dillon Panthers as Coach Taylor (Chandler in the series) inspired them to achieve greatness.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In other words, this is what generational greatness looks like.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • His relaxed point of view is a far cry from the grandness or the grittiness that marked the work of Western painters past like Frederic Remington or Albert Bierstadt.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But the grandness of these dreams butts up against the precarity that their dreamers are facing.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • An assault of that magnitude would almost certainly trigger a united NATO response.
    Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
  • On a favorable pass, Tiangong can reach up to about magnitude –2, roughly as bright as Jupiter.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In a move that avoids excessive bulkiness, a pair of simple Mary Janes layered with some socks will keep you cozy and stylish.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Its bulkiness could be seen as both a blessing and a curse, as much of the weight is concentrated in the base to prevent the monitor from tipping over.
    Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Despite this modest tourism boom, the town retains plentiful architectural evidence of its history as a turn-of-the-century manufacturing hub, with an abundance of red-brick and steel edifices lining its streets.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This second shift seemed counterintuitive and maladaptive, since peak insect abundance is directly related to snowmelt.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Bigness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigness. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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