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formidability

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as in magnificence

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Yedikule Fortress, a former prison and imperial treasury whose origins go back to the fourth-century Walls of Constantinople, is returning to its former magnificence as the result of a multi-stage restoration project.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
The magnificence of the AI renaissance has blinded our society to its pernicious creep into the arts.

— David Barber, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of magnificence

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All of the grandeur and energy of Pollock’s looping brambles and cords are clenched in Krasner’s versions.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
The 58-key, six-story hotel takes its name from the Jazz Age term for a singer, and its design evokes the sleek grandeur of the Streamline Moderne movement.

— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

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All the core pillars of its awesomeness were well intact—the blue paint, the nice wheels.

— Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Sep. 2026
Kucherov’s 51 points in 42 career regular-season games and agitating awesomeness against Florida have him at the top of the list.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026

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The safety and dignity of more than two million civilians cannot continue to be held hostage to the decisions of Hamas, much less the machinations of internal Israeli politics.

— KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
That doesn't stop him from treating the situation with dignity and empathy and respect.

— Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of dignity

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Flashbacks of sartorial elegance from the 1890s are unmistakable here, but the luxe, boutique property is also down-to-earth and comfortable.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
The look was also reminiscent of the understated elegance of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Conor’s late aunt by marriage.

— Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of elegance

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The mild-mannered DiLiegro has firm opinions about everything from meat-cutting to the resplendence of the Boston Red Sox.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022
All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not, ipso facto, auriferous.

— Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021

Definition of resplendence

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What remained were totems and symbols that were somehow infused with nobility.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
There’s a nobility in providing some fan service to help immerse Oasis devotees who could not afford the outrageous ticket prices to attend the tour.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

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