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as in largeness
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as in comprehensiveness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensiveness
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Like plumbing or shoe cobbling, injecting involves an apprenticeship-type of learning, the comprehensiveness of which seems to be left to the injector.—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
18 Nov. 2025 -
Federal economic data is considered the gold standard because of its longstanding reliability, quality, comprehensiveness, history and transparency.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Skipping Surface Preparation The quality and longevity of a tile installation often depend on the quality and thoroughness of surface preparation.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2026
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Defense attorneys for the officers questioned him closely, seeking to challenge the thoroughness and conclusions of the investigation.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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After a catastrophic debris strike destroys their shuttle during a spacewalk, Sandra Bullock’s astronaut is left untethered, spinning silently against the vastness of space, while George Clooney’s veteran astronaut tries to guide her from a distance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Even their vision of outer space seldom imparts the sense of a terrifying, unknowable vastness.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The historic crisis makes the personal tale reverberate with an inner immensity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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The immensity of Catherine and Heathcliff’s passion is measured by the intensity of their language, which of course is also Brontë’s.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Key Club, with core values of leadership, character building, caring and inclusiveness, meets every other Tuesday during lunch on campus.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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The brand has made solid efforts to reclaim its market position, such as by shifting its strategy to focus more on inclusiveness and bringing back its runway fashion show in 2024 after a multi-year hiatus.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Tolbert’s career numbers – 91 catches, 1,093 yards and 10 touchdowns — bear the weight of sharing the field with greatness.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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His greatness comes in the art of holding his nation together, not in the exercise of arbitrary power.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Instead, examinations should prioritize risks that threaten bank safety and soundness.—
Katanga Johnson,
Bloomberg,
23 Feb. 2026
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Look for structural soundness over cosmetic looks when thrifting furniture.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
29 Jan. 2026
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Nowhere in the vestiges of what was once the sprawl of corporate hugeness known as The General Electric Company are there signs that Katharine Blodgett's laboratory notebooks still exist.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Like Phish or Taylor Swift or The Dead, 21P have created a universe for their fans that is a self-sustaining mechanism, even if the hugeness of it doesn’t always translate into huge chart success.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Extensiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensiveness. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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