as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
the gigantism that is this newest ocean liner is impossible to describe
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The isolation of Madagascar also likely played a crucial role in the development of the elephant bird's extraordinary size, a phenomenon known as island gigantism.
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
The ability to continue growing throughout the year may have been a key innovation, sustained by great migrations, that facilitated the emergence of gigantism in early sauropods.
—Michael D. D'emic, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023
But Khan’s most significant effort to discourage corporate gigantism isn’t about mergers or private equity at all.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2023
Millhauser is also fascinated by miniaturization—models, replicas, doll houses, the smaller the better—and by its opposite, gigantism.
—Charles McGrath, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
The ability to continue growing throughout the year may have been a key innovation, sustained by great migrations, that facilitated the emergence of gigantism in early sauropods.
—Michael D. D'emic, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023
But Khan’s most significant effort to discourage corporate gigantism isn’t about mergers or private equity at all.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2023
Millhauser is also fascinated by miniaturization—models, replicas, doll houses, the smaller the better—and by its opposite, gigantism.
—Charles McGrath, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
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