as in largeness
the quality or state of being large in size
the sheer bigness of the 50-pound pumpkin made us want to buy it
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Recent Examples of bigness
There was a bigness to not just the melodies and choruses, but to the emotions being expressed.
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Brendan Hay, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026
Brendan Hay, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigness
Noun
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Our policies have been defined more by optimism and generosity than by selfishness and cynicism.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Released regionally by Angel Studios, widely known for conservative and Christian content, the movie’s last moment is framed as partisan generosity.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And players that crossed paths with the Queens native reminisced about her greatness throughout the years.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Sometimes greatness is measured in former players who still call decades later.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
Noun
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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
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But the grandness of these dreams butts up against the precarity that their dreamers are facing.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These are the kinds of performances a team needs to pull off an upset of the magnitude that the Wolves just pulled off.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Due to such factors, the MDH could not determine the apparent miscount’s magnitude.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This clever design reduces the bulkiness of standard models and stays hidden under your clothing via different-sized inserts.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
7 Apr. 2026
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Remove bulkiness from thick hair by opting for a shaggy pixie.—
Audrey Noble,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Redmond described a familiar scene in which families waste time attempting to find something to watch amid an abundance of choice.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Leave it to a Black woman to see a need not just in her family but throughout the culture and thoughtfully fill said need with limited resources but an abundance of ingenuity.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 May 2026
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“Bigness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigness. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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