1
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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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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There was a bigness to not just the melodies and choruses, but to the emotions being expressed.—
Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
13 Apr. 2026
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Judges praised the thoroughness and compassion of the newspaper’s reporting on a scene of carnage in its hometown.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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The process should be reviewed and adjustments made to ensure fairness and thoroughness.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Originally staged at Avignon in 2025, the play follows a father and daughter whose bond is tested across the vastness of space as one of them starts a new life on Mars while Earth deteriorates.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The majesty of the natural world and the incomprehensible vastness of space are almost infinitely rearrangeable variables for documentarians.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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His novels, especially the later ones, were rigorous, ecstatic immensities unlike anything that anticipated them.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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This is the brilliance and haunting immensity of Cauleen Smith’s The Warden, 2025.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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On a day Major League Baseball celebrates inclusiveness, several North Texas civil rights groups gathered outside Globe Life Field to again urge the Texas Rangers to remove a controversial statue displayed inside the ballpark.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 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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And players that crossed paths with the Queens native reminisced about her greatness throughout the years.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Sometimes greatness is measured in former players who still call decades later.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 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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“Extensiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensiveness. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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