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 Broadly Rethinking Licensing Some of the reluctance to pass reform comes from braiders who went through licensing processes and feel their government stamp of approval raises their stature. Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 The pair accuse Ground Game of misappropriating their work to boost its fundraising and stature. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025 But for an artist of Picasso’s stature, private moments don’t remain private for long. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025 Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said the departure of Waltz from the national security adviser post is yet another blow to America’s global stature inflicted by Trump. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stature
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Noun
  • Yet arguably his greatest achievement was to raise the bar of the entire Premier League, pushing rivals like Manchester City to new heights in order for Pep Guardiola’s men to finish above Liverpool.
    Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • To prevent the display from looking boring, create visual contrast through elements other than color—just varying the height, size, shape, and texture of the objects will create an eye-catching vignette. 3.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Melling conveys the paradoxical elevation of Colin’s low self-esteem through the subservient relationship with an appealing pluckiness.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
  • In the cultural landscape of midcentury America, few transformations were as subtly seismic as the slow, sometimes reluctant, elevation of country music into the national consciousness.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 May 2025

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“Stature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stature. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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