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 film’s press campaign has, quite reasonably, played up the magnificence of Skarsgård’s body in leather and winked at the transgressiveness on display.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
Spend some time fishing on Sprague Lake, or take in the magnificence of a sunrise at Bear Lake.
—Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
This paradise has been my second home for more than 25 years, a place to escape and be enveloped by nature’s sheer magnificence.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The magnificence of mesquite is on full display.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
Spend some time fishing on Sprague Lake, or take in the magnificence of a sunrise at Bear Lake.
—Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
This paradise has been my second home for more than 25 years, a place to escape and be enveloped by nature’s sheer magnificence.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The magnificence of mesquite is on full display.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnificence
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Caused by sunlight-scattering dust in the Martian atmosphere, that unexpected brilliance seems to be planet-wide—save for a region near the world’s north pole.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Also, the brilliance of Tolstoy and Chekhov and Dostoevsky, these geniuses that have gone down in history.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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The mountains and the energy of the place inject this kind of mystical majesty into the work.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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And his demented majesty has no intention of going gentle into that good night.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Through some convoluted changes of hands, the property’s current investors rescued and reimagined the remains of a previously defunct resort to give us Ocean Casino Resort in all its glory as a sigh of relief for this prime Boardwalk location.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The winners came dressed to impress and were eager to promote their projects and bask in the glory of being declared the best of the internet.—
Joshua Dudley,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Its elegance is showcased in movies, books, and art.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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From May 12 to May 23, the iconic brand joins in celebrating the artistry, elegance and empowerment that define beauty, both on and off the red carpet.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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The large spiral staircase adds an air of grandeur, likewise for the back garden.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Characteristically, Czernowin’s control of timbre, texture, and structure yields a kind of cataclysmic grandeur.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Magnificence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnificence. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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