as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
awed by the vastness of the prairie
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Recent Examples of vastness
After a catastrophic debris strike destroys their shuttle during a spacewalk, Sandra Bullock’s astronaut is left untethered, spinning silently against the vastness of space, while George Clooney’s veteran astronaut tries to guide her from a distance.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Even their vision of outer space seldom imparts the sense of a terrifying, unknowable vastness.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
The researchers had to develop new techniques for using Webb’s instruments to detect the asteroid as a nearly invisible speck amid the vastness of space, and their innovations could help future efforts if another similar threat arises.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Euclid's wide view also reveals thousands of distant galaxies in the background behind the nebula, offering a glimpse at the true vastness of space that space telescopes like Euclid and Hubble are revealing to astronomers.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Set the scene On the four-by-four drive up Luvhondo Mountain, the first thing that hits you is the sheer vastness of the landscape.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
Pop songs operate on a smaller scale than two-hour movies, and, despite those constraints, the liberties that Charli and Keane take in blending pop hooks and orchestral chaos gives their soundtrack album an impressive vastness.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 19 Feb. 2026
All of them left me with an abiding awareness of the vastness of the universe.
—Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
The sheer vastness of Epstein’s network may be shielding some of his former associates as companies decide to wait it out.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Even their vision of outer space seldom imparts the sense of a terrifying, unknowable vastness.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
The researchers had to develop new techniques for using Webb’s instruments to detect the asteroid as a nearly invisible speck amid the vastness of space, and their innovations could help future efforts if another similar threat arises.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Euclid's wide view also reveals thousands of distant galaxies in the background behind the nebula, offering a glimpse at the true vastness of space that space telescopes like Euclid and Hubble are revealing to astronomers.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Set the scene On the four-by-four drive up Luvhondo Mountain, the first thing that hits you is the sheer vastness of the landscape.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
Pop songs operate on a smaller scale than two-hour movies, and, despite those constraints, the liberties that Charli and Keane take in blending pop hooks and orchestral chaos gives their soundtrack album an impressive vastness.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 19 Feb. 2026
All of them left me with an abiding awareness of the vastness of the universe.
—Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
The sheer vastness of Epstein’s network may be shielding some of his former associates as companies decide to wait it out.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vastness
Noun
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Something never done in a game of that magnitude!—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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In their view, the disruption is the visible price of long-overdue capital flowing into a part of the state that has rarely attracted projects of this magnitude.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The immensity of joining the franchise meant that choosing a jersey number wasn’t something Durbin took lightly.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Shaboozey Shaboozey was in awe of the immensity of his RodeoHouston debut and mentioned it throughout the show.—
Joey Guerra,
Houston Chronicle,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Nowhere in the vestiges of what was once the sprawl of corporate hugeness known as The General Electric Company are there signs that Katharine Blodgett's laboratory notebooks still exist.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 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
Noun
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The idea that these enormities wouldn’t have negative electoral ramifications is mystifying.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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How thrilling to see such an innately feminine film, which completely centers the enormity and complexity of a woman’s love, be honored on such a massive stage.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Vastness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vastness. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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