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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
That is an essential dimension of American checks and balances.
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Another path to the multiverse comes from string theory, where extra spatial dimensions can twist up on themselves in a dizzying number of ways.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 May 2025
And then, the world changed, and this dimension became more prominent.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 May 2025
And then in the other dimension, what about IPs that exist but don’t have great gaming experiences around them for kids?
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 May 2025
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Another path to the multiverse comes from string theory, where extra spatial dimensions can twist up on themselves in a dizzying number of ways.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 May 2025
And then, the world changed, and this dimension became more prominent.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 May 2025
And then in the other dimension, what about IPs that exist but don’t have great gaming experiences around them for kids?
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimension
Noun
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In February, New World CEO Echo Huang set out plans to reduce the size of the company’s debt, including cutting capital expenditures and improving rental returns.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Your protein needs depend on factors like your body size and your activity levels.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
2 June 2025
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The trial took place one month before the Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling expanding the scope of presidential immunity, and Trump's lawyers have argued that the evidence would have not been permitted based on the high court's ruling.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
30 May 2025
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Direct File is still limited in scope, and may be on its way out, casting taxpayers back into the jungle of for-profit tax preparation software.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Everything also defaults to Celsius and metric measurements.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album (TEA) units and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
29 May 2025
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New York, Illinois, and California each enacted one or some of these measures last year; there’s been movement in a similar direction, albeit to differing extents, in Connecticut, Maryland, Kansas, Hawaii, Washington State, and Oregon.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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That would be an 18% decline from the same period last year, equating to by far the weakest quarterly deliveries growth since at least 2015, the extent of quarterly delivery data available on Tesla’s investor relations website.—
Derek Saul,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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At O’Neill Burke’s request, Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans granted her prosecutors rapid access to a far broader range of records on criminal defendants than had long been the case.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Russia’s claim comes days after its forces advanced further in the northern Sumy region, bringing the region’s capital within range of drones and artillery.—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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The width of your clenched first from your thumb to the other side of your hand is about 10 degrees, while the thickness of your little finger accounts for around 1 degree in the night sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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Hence the width of this beast – that kite is designed to pull hard from one side, and the rest of the boat is designed to turn that pull into maximum forward velocity while resisting rollover.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
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“Dimension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimension. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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