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as in significance
the quality or state of being important
the magnitude of the issue can scarcely be overstated
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as in vastness
the quality or state of being very large
the mountain's sheer magnitude usually leaves tourists speechless
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as in size
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
the magnitude of the planned skyscraper is totally disproportionate with that of the other buildings on the block
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Recent Examples of magnitude
Impacts of this magnitude can bring down power lines.
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Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Nothing could have prepared me for the magnitude of this blessing.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
Other factors may have contributed, but cannot explain the magnitude of the shift on their own.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Eli Manning felt for Beck and Fletcher, considering chaos ensues after such high-magnitude games.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Nothing could have prepared me for the magnitude of this blessing.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
Other factors may have contributed, but cannot explain the magnitude of the shift on their own.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Eli Manning felt for Beck and Fletcher, considering chaos ensues after such high-magnitude games.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnitude
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Please note that if a mental health condition of significance is truly at hand, relying on AI is not the way to proceed.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Tell me more about the Bay Area’s significance in cocktail history.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the vastness was really about fostering conditions in which his spectral harmonies could thrive.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Part of Greenland’s appeal, indeed, comes from both the vastness of the territory and the variety of its geological features.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, trees grown from nuts that are the offspring of a single individual frequently result in trees that are highly variable in terms of the nuts produced, including a range of nut sizes and nut quality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The main difference between standard and superior rooms is size, while suites have a mezzanine and lounge area.—
Sarah Marshall,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Sitting beside him, Europe’s leaders shrugged off the importance of the US to European security.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Mean Girls actress candidly discussed the importance of the Academy Awards during an interview with The New Yorker, and gave a surprising response when asked if winning an Oscar was important to her.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Jan. 2026
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There was hugely more of it and less of me, rendered infinitesimal in the presence of this immensity.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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Stevens chose to enact the story on a scale of mythic grandeur and timeless immensity.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
19 Jan. 2026
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In following her to this point, however, this long-game project gives remarkable dimension and particularity to the kind of migrant story often only told in journalistic generalities — showing, year on year, how time heals some wounds, opens others, and creates plenty of its own.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Cognitive Style Connection Beyond personality traits, there’s a cognitive dimension to the Aquarius profile that’s worth examining.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The accord will see free trade on almost all goods between the 27 members of the EU and India, covering everything from textiles to medicines and bringing down high import taxes for European wine and cars.—
Rajesh Roy,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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For its part, the EU won’t allow concessional tariffs on imports of Indian sugar, meat, poultry and beef products, officials Indian Trade Ministry officials said.—
Rajesh Roy,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Like Phish or Taylor Swift or The Dead, 21P have created a universe for their fans that is a self-sustaining mechanism, even if the hugeness of it doesn’t always translate into huge chart success.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
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Hawley, who directed the premiere, brings an impressive sense of scale to the action, conveying the hugeness of the spaceship and its urban crash zone, contrasted with the smallness of the figures trying to make their way through the mayhem.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Magnitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnitude. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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