impressiveness

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Recent Examples of impressiveness The impressiveness of this UM victory cannot be overstated. 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Who wouldn’t prefer the glamour and the redemptive grandeur of the radical Jean-Paul Sartre to the pallid temporizing of the liberal Raymond Aron?
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The Whitley Hotel Atlanta Buckhead One of Buckhead's most charming properties, The Whitley blends old-school grandeur with cosmopolitan style.
    Ellie Nan Storck, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The director, Antoine Fuqua, working with a script by John Logan, portrays Michael as an emotionally stunted and grievously wounded artist of historic greatness.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Every parent wants their child to succeed, but some parents, like Esther Wojcicki, are especially adept at inspiring greatness in their child.
    Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Encouraging us to shift our gaze from the wall to our devices — to assume that accursed downward tilt of the neck when splendors abound before our eyes — is simply detrimental.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But in early fall and late spring, the splendor of this backcountry is hardly lessened.
    Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • In his homily Saturday, delivered in French, Leo said the respect for human dignity was a cornerstone of every society.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • What needs no modification, however, is the battered dignity of Sam’s presence.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There’s a sublime elegance embodied in the stylish furniture and textiles of its 308 rooms, suites, and residences; in the vases overflowing with colorful flowers; and in that delightful, distinctive scent that fills its communal areas.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The relaxed maxi silhouette and lightweight crepe fabric provide the perfect combo of elegance and comfort for a long dinner.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Impressiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressiveness. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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