as in brilliance
impressiveness of beauty on a large scale
the magnificence of the great castle hallway is beyond description
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Recent Examples of magnificence
The magnificence of mesquite is on full display.
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Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The Bulls gnaw at glimpses of magnificence, when the cycle of cutting and screening and passing suggests cohesion.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Since the outset of Major League Baseball’s Live Ball Era in 1920 through the present day, Kershaw’s magnificence begins with winning percentage.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Five different combined wavelengths show the true magnificence and diversity of phenomena at play in the Crab Nebula.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
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Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The Bulls gnaw at glimpses of magnificence, when the cycle of cutting and screening and passing suggests cohesion.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Since the outset of Major League Baseball’s Live Ball Era in 1920 through the present day, Kershaw’s magnificence begins with winning percentage.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Five different combined wavelengths show the true magnificence and diversity of phenomena at play in the Crab Nebula.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnificence
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The attack has show moments of brilliance, with star striker Dejan Joveljic getting a call-up to the Serbian national team after scoring three goals so far.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Baltimore is filled with brilliance, resilience and promise.—
Wanda Durant,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2026
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After a busy afternoon visiting with the prime minister of Canada, his majesty jumped behind the decks to try his hand at spinning music at a Kings Trust event in Manchester.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Come for the gothic majesty, stay for Elordi’s stunning and emotive performance as the Creature tries to be human in an inhuman world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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China’s past glories may be recast as part of an extended narrative of dominance, and America’s eight-decade reign may come to be regarded as a mere blip.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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And, increasingly, the monthly prices for those services are making the glory days of the pay TV bundle seem that much more appealing.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Long before American beauty became synonymous with department stores, celebrity founders and global conglomerates, Hudnut was exporting American elegance internationally.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Far from being a nostalgic nod, this trend resurrects the kind of practical elegance that characterized generations past.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 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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