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Recent Examples of impressiveness
The impressiveness of this UM victory cannot be overstated.
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Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Despite the demo’s impressiveness, some remain sceptical.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
Beyond the impressiveness of the feat, Kittredge’s inning of perfection was a needed bounce-back outing after Cubs fans’ boos followed him off the mound the night before.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Despite the demo’s impressiveness, some remain sceptical.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
Beyond the impressiveness of the feat, Kittredge’s inning of perfection was a needed bounce-back outing after Cubs fans’ boos followed him off the mound the night before.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressiveness
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Mosaic magnificence Fine art and mosaic design come together on the patio of this Massachusetts residence, which features stainless-steel appliances under a mosaic installation created with half-inch vitreous glass.—
Megan Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
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The film’s press campaign has, quite reasonably, played up the magnificence of Skarsgård’s body in leather and winked at the transgressiveness on display.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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Visit Lake Tahoe shares the wonder of this iconic alpine lake with the world and works passionately to preserve its grandeur and good times for endless generations.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Of course there were profound and solid social, political, and gendered inequalities within societies, and of course kings and popes lived amid grandeur while most people lived in single-room dwellings with dirt floors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Artists like Daniel Day-Lewis, Katharine Hepburn, Edith Head, and Alan Menken showed such greatness that the Academy couldn't help but keep awarding them Oscars.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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The worship of greatness leads, at best, to disillusionment and, at worst, to the insanity unleashed by the Wagnerian Hitler.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Evasive about how his work should read, Balanchine did not certify an interpretation of this splendor.—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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The material splendor and virtuosic craftsmanship of these gifts expressed both political power and Christian devotion.—
Sarah Kozlowski,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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But the grandness of these dreams butts up against the precarity that their dreamers are facing.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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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
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Our values are rooted in respect, dignity, accountability and an enduring commitment to children and the community.—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Jane Eyre taught me that suffering could be metabolized into dignity, that integrity was its own reward.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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After the opening of their downtown Bleecker Street location, this move uptown feels like a natural evolution—bridging easygoing California elegance with a sense of East Coast prim and polish.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
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Nothing says easy elegance quite like a French manicure.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Impressiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressiveness. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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