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as in largeness
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as in comprehensiveness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensiveness
Noun
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Not even the best paintings or photographs can ever trace its immensity; only fractions can be glimpsed and never held for long.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025 -
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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An original work set in the world of 1950s ping pong culture, the film tells the story of Marty Mauser (Chalamet), a young man with a dream no one respects, who goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
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My why can be summed up in three things: fear, respect and the pursuit of greatness.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While the enormity of the cast means some of the characters inevitably go underdeveloped, performances are compelling across the board.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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The sheer enormity of all this bad news, day after day, is disheartening.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Cut off from outside populations, Rome’s freshwater crabs developed a form of gigantism.—
Krista Langlois,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
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There were several pictures of people suffering from gigantism, a defect that makes the pituitary gland produce excess growth hormone.—
Jane Smiley
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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“Extensiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensiveness. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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