1
as in largeness
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2
as in comprehensiveness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensiveness
Noun
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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 -
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
Noun
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If greatness is your goal, the secret is simply practice, repetition and sustained effort.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
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Sonny is a brutal tactician but divinely inspired toward greatness, per the script, a driver more about ramming speed than playing nice.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Given the enormity of their task, Li and her collaborators ultimately crowdsourced the task of labeling images to gig workers, using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk platform.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Mar. 2025
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Don’t Write It Alone Many thought leaders or entrepreneurs have an incredible story or framework to share, but they get stalled for years by the enormity of writing a full-length book.—
Adrian Gostick,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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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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Egg-laying, too, has been cited as a critical factor in gigantism.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 May 2025
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“Extensiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensiveness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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