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
  • The stunning majesty of Florida’s wildlife, lands and culture is on display in a new show at Winter Garden’s SOBO Art Gallery.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
  • While national parks may garner peak interest from outdoor enthusiasts, travelers shouldn’t discount the accessibility and majesty of national forests for late summer and fall exploration.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 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
  • Though the character is based on the author, the rest of this smart thriller’s story is fictionalized, a playful metatake that serves as both an ode to Highsmith’s brilliance and a twisty ride that’s sure to leave audiences surprised.
    Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The richest and most watched football league in the world will bring us brilliance, talent, glitz and jamboree.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Flowers’ voice also carries some of Waylon’s wry, bear-hug generosity, that warmth that always makes his music feel like good company.
    Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Dream Ride Experience has grown into an extraordinary celebration of community, generosity, and inclusion.
    Mark Maglio, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • L’Agence’s Akiya silhouette brings simple, flattering elegance to everyday dressing.
    Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Just look to Bianca Jagger, who never did anything by halves and always found a balance between drama and elegance in her looks.
    Michel Mejía, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But the plaintiffs in the case, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, have argued that the administration cannot bypass congressional input for a project of such magnitude — 90,000 square foot.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In some ways, the magnitude of producing the Freedom 250 Grand Prix is like televising a Presidential Inauguration that happens every four years.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But the island’s class divide isn’t just about dirt bike races for glory and bonfire fistfights anymore.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The program rehired Rich Rodriguez, who sparked those 2000s glory days and had the Mountaineers one win away from the BCS title game in 2007, to get the program back on track.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But there have also been many mid-30s former All-Stars who couldn’t muster anything remotely close to greatness during their twilight tours with the Heat.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026
  • 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

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“Grandness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandness. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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