grandness

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Recent Examples of grandness Modest compared with some of his other commissions, the three-bedroom, three-bath home has a warmth and quiet grandness about it. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026 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
  • Take in the majesty of Victoria Falls, enjoy a safari stop at Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater, and venture into Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park with expert guides to view the country’s famous mountain gorillas.
    — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Thankfully, the lunar disk will set a few hours after midnight, leaving a window of beautifully dark sky before dawn in which to enjoy the full majesty of the annual meteor shower.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For children themselves, wonder remains abundant—in the bigness of a Tyrannosaurus rex in a museum, or the flicker of fireflies in the summer dusk.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There was a bigness to not just the melodies and choruses, but to the emotions being expressed.
    — Brendan Hay, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mesmerized by its brilliance, Marcella feels an irresistible pull toward the diamond, and when the glittering façade of her charmed life begins to crack, Marcella must decide whether the Midnight Diamond is her salvation—or her doom.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Seen as a five-tool star, Mondesí had moments of brilliance with the Royals, but also struggled with injuries.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • In a spirit of goodwill and generosity, Bolten had thrown a gathering in his West Wing office for Barack Obama’s incoming chief, Rahm Emanuel.
    — Chris Whipple, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Autumn’s ephemeral generosity is a warning, not an unconditional gift.
    — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Yet Lee shows that the iron sense of control with which Brookner approached her own legacy runs through her fiction, too, creating the austere elegance that characterizes her prose.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Certainly not Polo Ralph Lauren, whose new Polo Blaze collection brings the elegance of the stables to city streets.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Not since the aftermath of Watergate in 1974 had the GOP faced a statehouse reckoning of this magnitude, according to the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Outnumbered two-to-one and outspent by many magnitudes more, the election plunges California Republicans deeper into the political wilderness.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • As for Glee, perhaps the character played by Grammy-winning Finneas O’Connell (brother and music producer of Billie Eilish), could go up in a blaze of glory.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In a surprise move, the American Film Market, traditional home to mainstream cinema in all its schlocky glory, is going upscale arthouse.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Television and movies illustrate female leaders capable of achieving greatness as well as making mistakes.
    — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • With her solo career, Jade has pushed harder than ever before, fueled by an insatiable hunger for true pop greatness.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026

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“Grandness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandness. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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