as in majesty
impressiveness of beauty on a large scale
struck by the grandeur of the sun setting over the Golden Gate Bridge
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Recent Examples of grandeur
Those who photographed and painted the Canyon over the years have inspired generations of travelers with their depictions of its grandeur and vast scope, but nothing compares to seeing it for yourself.
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The once-prosperous home is now deteriorating, and Fiona intends to restore it to its former grandeur.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 July 2025
The trend also evokes the sophistication and grandeur of 18th-century interiors, where wallpaper and paneling were synonymous with luxury and refinement.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
Not surprisingly, then, these films are usually littered with bums and losers — people who really should have moved on with their lives — possessing irritable personalities, cynical worldviews, or hilarious delusions of grandeur.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The once-prosperous home is now deteriorating, and Fiona intends to restore it to its former grandeur.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 July 2025
The trend also evokes the sophistication and grandeur of 18th-century interiors, where wallpaper and paneling were synonymous with luxury and refinement.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
Not surprisingly, then, these films are usually littered with bums and losers — people who really should have moved on with their lives — possessing irritable personalities, cynical worldviews, or hilarious delusions of grandeur.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandeur
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As totality transforms the Arctic sky, you'll be positioned in some of Earth's most spectacular and remote landscapes—from the dramatic mountains of Spitsbergen to the world's largest fjord system at Scoresby Sound, and the volcanic majesty of Jan Mayen Island.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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More admired than beloved, the show has extended an open challenge to theater artists drawn to the sophisticated majesty of Brown’s Tony-winning score but daunted by the expansive scope of Uhry’s Tony-winning book.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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There is a brilliance inside you that can’t be replicated.—
ByDr. Marita Kinney,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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There have been flashes of brilliance, but so far, he’s not looked like the salvation of the rotation.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025
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While the episode follows Deborah after walking away from her Late Night series, the backdrop and elegance of Singapore follows both characters as Deborah attempts to do standup in a Singapore casino using a translator.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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A touch of flaky sea salt brings effortless elegance and flair.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Overall, Operation Night Strikers is an excellent collection of shmups from Taito’s glory days in the arcades.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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O'Neal doesn't participate in 4-H for the glory of showmanship.—
HG Biggs,
IndyStar,
14 Aug. 2025
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Another constitutional clause that was removed from the Library of Congress' website included a line that bars Congress from offering Americans titles of nobility — a limitation that sought to safeguard the United States government from being influenced by European monarchies.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Robert is a marquis, inheritor of an ancient title of nobility, who nonetheless has German Jewish ancestry, something that attracts the attention of other characters.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 July 2025
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Trump and his supporters prefer a happy history, a pleasant history that arouses patriotism by overlooking disagreeable people and despicable events that sully the nation’s reputation and mar the magnificence of the American story.—
William C. Hine,
Twin Cities,
23 July 2025
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The cover image for that album shows her in ¾ profile, hair sculpted into Elsa Lancaster, Bride of Frankenstein magnificence.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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“Grandeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandeur. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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