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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
According to the Cincinnati Astronomical Society, the Kp index, which is used to characterize the magnitude of geomagnetic storms, is reading near 7.
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Of course, there is still a ton of risk involved with a trade of this magnitude.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 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
The issue wasn’t only the magnitude of Stewart’s celebrity but also the nature of it.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnitude
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Some researchers have cast doubt on the significance of the study due to its small size.—
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Rosado is expected to address the significance of the developments for South Florida and the broader region.—
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The woman used her headlamp light to alert crews and in a photo of the mountain her location can be seen as a white point of light in the vastness of the peak.—
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Michael Sutton, a redevelopment coordinator, has attributed the vastness of the land bank, particularly in northeast Wyandotte, to 20th century redlining and southward and westward flight of the county’s white, wealthy and middle class families.—
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In October, Bari Weiss, best known for running the opinion website The Free Press, was named editor in chief of CBS News, despite not having experience running a news organization the size of CBS.—
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Both players have great size and upside.—
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Though their divorce was acrimonious, and the two were later involved in various legal proceedings, the source said that Clarkson knew the importance of her children’s relationship with their father.—
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Middlebrooks echoed those concerns, emphasizing the importance of the services provided by the health system.—
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McCall urged survivors and others still grappling with the immensity of the tragedy to seek help themselves.—
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To get at that immensity, Bell advances seven core arguments that encompass migration, the war’s human cost, the improbability of its outcome, naval power, trade, imperial crackdowns in other colonies and the spread of liberty.—
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Cast members are chosen for pieces, most importantly, based on height and body dimensions.—
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The production line is designed for electrode dimensions of up to two metres and is therefore suitable for multi-megawatt electrolyser systems.—
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The British import sitcom by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant — a hit on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean — is now a musical mockumentary with all your favorite characters.—
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And because the country doesn’t allow olive oil imports, everything produced there—including oils from other independent brands like KAÏA and Olivko—is single-origin by definition, too.—
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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.—
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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.—
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“Magnitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnitude. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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