greater

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Adjective
  • The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders will get a new name, new voices shaping its content and a new approach that will add more layers to a diagnosis.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Those accounts showed applications to multiple community colleges -- and much more.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Zelenskyy said Ukrainian intelligence reports indicate Russia is assembling forces for a major aerial attack.
    AAMER MADHANI AND SUSIE BLANN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Jenner, like her sister Kim Kardashian, has often turned to Margiela for her most major moments, with an affinity for the house’s sensual, body-exulting designs.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Greater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greater. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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