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Recent Examples of grand
Adjective
Mansfield had grand creative ambitions, having been raised by a mother who enrolled her in singing, dancing, and music lessons as a child. Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025 The celebration, which drew arts and civic leaders for the first of three preview nights, was far grander than the concert on March 26,1965, that opened LACMA’s Leo S. Bing Theatre the night before the doors opened to the museum’s original galleries. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025 Knowing And Just Like That, the show may be foreshadowing a grand gesture from Aidan that arrives just as Carrie is beginning to have feelings for Duncan. Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 June 2025 That’s over a grand savings on a device that came out this year! Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for grand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand
Adjective
  • The July full moon put on a magnificent show on July 10, rising low over the southern horizon to the delight of stargazers and astrophotographers worldwide.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 July 2025
  • Paleontologists have spent decades hotly debating why such magnificent beasts went extinct, the emerging picture involving a one-two punch of increasing human influence on the landscape and a warmer interglacial climate that began to change the world’s ecosystems.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Victorian Joint Counter-Terrorism Team, which includes Victoria state police, federal police and Australia's main domestic spy agency, said the fire was likely a politically motivated attack.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
  • The circular balcony, which looks down on the museum’s main lobby, is festooned with ribbons from the ceremony that took place when the Long Wharf moved from its longtime home on the loading dock to offices in the Audubon arts district.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • The whole structure could even be rotated to simulate the motion of the stars.
    Martin Bush, Space.com, 5 July 2025
  • Original price: $129.99 Clean your whole home, from carpets to wood floors, with a BLACK+DECKER cordless stick vacuum.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
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  • Lachlan MacLean, 27, was washed overboard after getting hit by a large wave during the brothers' sail from Peru to Sydney.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • Cannon told the publication, citing how Jones reportedly left each of his children large inheritances.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • In an aristocratic residence near Cassis on the Mediterranean coast, Camp Joli is prepping itself for its second season.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
  • Unlike many royal spouses of the past, Princess Kate wasn't born into an aristocratic family with nobility or royal titles.
    Stephanie Petit, People.com, 6 July 2025
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  • So many wonderful age gap and power dynamics going on in this novel that really set the tone for a whole generation of writers to come.
    Hattie Williams July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
  • This no-churn ice cream recipe extracts all the wonderful flavor from the corn by simmering both the kernels and cobs in whipping cream and sweetened condensed milk to make sure every bite is filled with corn flavor.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Having an offensive mind as creative as Johnson will be a huge upgrade for Williams and the Bears.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
  • Justin Campell and Eddie Fallin from Lauren Concrete in Georgetown helped pull huge RVs thrown in the neighboring creek with a large yellow loader, and will be there as long as their company can spare them.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • While some of these women have officially earned their crowns in the Disney princess canon, other heroines like Elsa from Frozen (2013) and Mirabel from Encanto (2021) have essentially become honorary majesties.
    EW.com, EW.com, 23 June 2025

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