as in sizes
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 magnitudes
Total lunar eclipses with magnitudes only slightly above 1 tend to appear lighter copper or reddish in tone rather than a very dark crimson, because the moon does not travel deeply through the shadow.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
That two-month tally, which included earthquakes with preliminary magnitudes, was among the area’s highest on record.
—Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
The beam is magnitudes stronger than a medical X-ray, and can rapidly identify minute traces of chemicals from ink that has been erased, said University of Wisconsin physics researcher Minhal Gardezi, part of the Hipparchus team.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
What do earthquake magnitudes mean?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
While the magnitudes and epicenter depths varied between the events, three of the four occurred offshore, limiting the immediate impact on populations but highlighting the area’s constant tectonic activity.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
That means investors in that name and the other AI stocks expect the companies to keep ratcheting up their profit and revenue forecasts by large magnitudes in order to justify investors continuing to buy the shares.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025
Without these people and their selfless actions, this could have been a tragedy of many magnitudes more.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
That two-month tally, which included earthquakes with preliminary magnitudes, was among the area’s highest on record.
—Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
The beam is magnitudes stronger than a medical X-ray, and can rapidly identify minute traces of chemicals from ink that has been erased, said University of Wisconsin physics researcher Minhal Gardezi, part of the Hipparchus team.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
What do earthquake magnitudes mean?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
While the magnitudes and epicenter depths varied between the events, three of the four occurred offshore, limiting the immediate impact on populations but highlighting the area’s constant tectonic activity.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
That means investors in that name and the other AI stocks expect the companies to keep ratcheting up their profit and revenue forecasts by large magnitudes in order to justify investors continuing to buy the shares.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025
Without these people and their selfless actions, this could have been a tragedy of many magnitudes more.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnitudes
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The company also highlighted the model’s cross-embodiment capability, allowing it to be deployed across robots with varying structures and sizes.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The enrollment declines, paired with the funding cushion, has also helped public schools lower class sizes in accordance with a new state law.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Art can take over public spaces, transforming them into a public square that intersects all dimensions of society.—
Jane M. Saks,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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In the early 2000s it was shown that there are at least 10500 different configurations of the six compact dimensions, each theoretically undergirding a universe with different properties.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Magnitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnitudes. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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