as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
the enormousness of the mall is such that one could shop at a different store for every day of the year
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Porter said the results illuminate the magnitude of the groundwater crisis in the Southwest, which is particularly helpful for state officials and lawmakers.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025 -
Ring While the United States Geological Survey stresses that factors like the distance from the earthquake, type of soil a building is built on and construction design are all key factors, damage begins to occur if an earthquake reaches somewhere between 4 or 5 magnitude.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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For Córdova, that path began with a moment of astonishment: watching a television program about neutron stars as a young woman, she was struck by the immensity of the cosmos and felt the pull of a question that would guide her for a lifetime — how does the universe work?—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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But others, thankfully, find a way to talk about the immensity of caregiving and domestic work without degrading it.—
Elissa Strauss,
Glamour,
10 May 2025
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And as Suryavanshi walked off, television cameras caught him wiping away a tear, perhaps caught in the enormity of the moment.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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Hence cutting funding to grants that are subject to rigorous competition highlights the enormity of the problem that US science faces at this moment, relative to its geopolitical rivals, especially China.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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“Enormousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enormousness. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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