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as in size
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
the mansion is great in dimension and can easily be converted into a B and B
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as in scope
dimensions plural
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
the vast dimensions of the subject will require years of study
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Recent Examples of dimension
The dress featured a square neckline with playful ruffled sleeves that connected to the waist, adding a touch of dimension.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The financing methods being used to fund the infrastructure build out adds an additional dimension of risk.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Allura's work as a divorce attorney has a personal dimension, as the character is undergoing her own divorce from a professional quarterback.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Clark’s connection to sports adds another dimension to her work.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The financing methods being used to fund the infrastructure build out adds an additional dimension of risk.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Allura's work as a divorce attorney has a personal dimension, as the character is undergoing her own divorce from a professional quarterback.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Clark’s connection to sports adds another dimension to her work.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimension
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Helga once wrestled down a drunk fisherman in the Café, a man of above-average size, and then threw him out like a piece of rubbish; Jens thus transfers most of his weight automatically to her; who is this kid, by the way?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The coat is available in five colors, including dark brown, oat, caramel, gray, and black, as well as sizes ranging from XS to XL.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Every 10 years, after a long debate about the scope and parameters of public funding for the BBC and the issuing of white papers, a charter for its continual operation is submitted to the Sovereign, now King Charles III, for the royal seal of approval.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
10 Nov. 2025
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The training program at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón, formerly known as Fort Sherman, is relatively small in scope but is expected to ramp up over the next year, according to one defense official.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025
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AeroMap has been validated against NASA wind tunnel data, with results showing close agreement between its predictions and experimental measurements, indicating its suitability for sustainable aircraft development, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The hypothesis was based on the taking of distance measurements to faraway galaxies using type 1a supernovae, stellar explosions that occur in twin star systems where one of the stars is a white dwarf.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The extent of the unavoidable seemed to be in the eye of the beholder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The extent of the President's potential influence with New Yorkers in Cuomo's uphill battle with Mamdani is questionable.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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These include electric vehicles with extended driving ranges, large-scale renewable energy storage systems that can balance intermittent solar and wind power, and lightweight, flexible power sources for portable and wearable electronics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Chinese retailer, known for its range of cheap ultra-fast-fashion clothing and criticisms of its labor and environmental practices, is nestled on the sixth floor of a more than century-old building in Paris, a city famous for high-end fashion and a recent green push.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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These frequencies, Weber argued, had to be large, as gravitational waves passing through them would only induce a size change of a fraction-of-a-proton’s width.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pruning Pruning will help restrict the height or width of the tree if desired and is sometimes needed to remove damage from winter dieback after extremely cold temperatures.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Dimension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimension. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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