as in height
the distance of something or someone from bottom to top a man of surprisingly great stature

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Recent Examples of stature When Rawlings took to the stage, the night elevated in stature. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 On the western end of Homestead, which includes The Goods THC’s growing facility, there has long been discussion of building back some of the stature of the thoroughfare’s industrial past. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025 But Cornyn's stature has faded, partly due to not supporting Trump from the beginning. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 The Netherlands are not short of candidates here, but a player growing in stature for Jonker’s side is Wieke Kaptein. Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for stature
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Noun
  • The first-floor gallery is confusing enough with its varying ceiling heights and tomb-like layout.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
  • Chambray may be a humble fabric, but 100 Hands has elevated it to new heights with its Iced Washed Japanese Chambray Shirt.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • The North Rim is at a higher elevation, over 8,000 feet, than the South Rim, which averages about 7,000 feet above sea level.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
  • However, lower down in elevation, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) facility at Chajnantor Plateu faced more severe conditions, forcing all scientific operations to be suspended since June 26, 2025.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 14 July 2025

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“Stature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stature. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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