grandness

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Recent Examples of grandness His relaxed point of view is a far cry from the grandness or the grittiness that marked the work of Western painters past like Frederic Remington or Albert Bierstadt. Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026 But the grandness of these dreams butts up against the precarity that their dreamers are facing. Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026 In spite of the grandness of the scale and the weight of the house — and Matthieu’s job, his first haute couture collection felt joyous, intimate, meaningful and extremely personal. Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026 At a time when Germany still had a monarchy, the grandness of the Reichstag’s design was intended to rival any structure the monarchy would build for itself. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandness
Noun
  • Every lady was happy to oblige and it cannot be overstated how much this detail adds to the whole show’s majesty.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope showcases the brilliant majesty of the Carina Nebula, a giant cloud of dust and gas found 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Carina.
    Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There was a bigness to not just the melodies and choruses, but to the emotions being expressed.
    Brendan Hay, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For instance, this option from Oak and Luna features a naturally occurring silicon carbide now grown almost entirely in labs, brings a more responsible origin story alongside genuine brilliance, ranking second only to diamond in hardness.
    Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • And certainly, an homage to the importance and brilliance of sea creatures.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The article cautions against outsourcing relationship building to AI, noting that authentic connections require time, vulnerability, and generosity, offering no immediate gratification.
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Her strength, warmth, generosity, and unmistakable personality left a lasting impression on everyone fortunate enough to know her.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Thymes, the signature restaurant, champions local, seasonal Parian ingredients, evolving Cycladic cuisine with contemporary elegance and a deep connection to nature.
    Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Katharine Hepburn found it as a way to dress with poise and freedom, while Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy wore her classic fit with an understated elegance that continues to fascinate.
    Alex Sales, Glamour, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The team reports that as nearly an order-of-magnitude improvement over previous comparable ferromagnetic Hall sensors.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In December of 1992, a magnitude 7 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed about 2,500 people on the southeastern island of Flores, part of a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia.
    Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Had a nice run-game tackle on the Titans’ fourth drive, but didn’t cover himself in glory at the start.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • With the light dappling down from a sunroof, my dress was presented in all her glory.
    Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Between 2009 and 2018, their rivalry transformed El Clasico into a global TV event and turned La Liga into a weekly referendum on individual greatness.
    Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Makhachev won 49-46 on two scorecards and 48-47 on the third in a competitive five-round fight that never rose to the level of greatness.
    CBS News, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

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“Grandness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandness. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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