extensiveness

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Noun
  • 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
  • Their successes serve as reminders that while attaining greatness is impressive, delivering encore performances can be even more challenging, especially as competition continues to intensify.
    Mark LaSota, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
  • Biles continues to defy limits and redefine greatness.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Photos of those who have died along with a colorful array of flowers and candles now decorate a fence in Hill Country — a growing tribute that reflects the enormity of the disaster in the region.
    Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
  • Given the enormity of the project – a $3.6 billion plan for the two bridges, plus close to eight miles of Interstate 71/75 improvements – there are endless angles to chase.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Cut off from outside populations, Rome’s freshwater crabs developed a form of gigantism.
    Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
  • 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 25 Jul. 2025.

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