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as in significant
sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention
the considerable number of auto accidents that resulted from the surprise snowstorm
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as in substantial
of a size greater than average of its kind
a house with a considerable barn in back
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Recent Examples of considerable
There’s considerable support for the idea in Parliament, where the Liberal Democrats — a centrist opposition party — has advocated for war bonds on 25 separate occasions since the turn of the year.
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Philip Aldrick,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Developed with some difficulty due to the material, which both financiers and some actors found too risqué, Sunday Bloody Sunday was eventually released to considerable acclaim, earning four nominations at the 1972 Academy Awards.
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Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
The position of president in Serbia is largely ceremonial, but Vucic has wielded considerable influence over his party and the government.
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Reuters,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Yet Svensk’s tastes of senior competition have been much less eye-catching, with his consistency, focus and hockey sense all demanding considerable refinement.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for considerable
Philip Aldrick,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Developed with some difficulty due to the material, which both financiers and some actors found too risqué, Sunday Bloody Sunday was eventually released to considerable acclaim, earning four nominations at the 1972 Academy Awards.
—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
The position of president in Serbia is largely ceremonial, but Vucic has wielded considerable influence over his party and the government.
—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Yet Svensk’s tastes of senior competition have been much less eye-catching, with his consistency, focus and hockey sense all demanding considerable refinement.
—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for considerable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for considerable
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The heatwave has been significant enough to prompt major fashion houses to accommodate last-minute schedule changes.
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Damaged coating can cause significant problems, leading to violations of ecological regulations and insurers’ biofoul clauses.
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The amount was $2, but in a world where a farmworker’s wages might only be $5 a day, that was substantial, said Dahmer’s son, Dennis Dahmer Sr.
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The breadth of the acquisition represented by the two gifts establishes the Menil Collection as one of the most substantial repositories of Winters’ work in the United States, the museum said.
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The hard-right Vox party at one stage even reached out to Latinos, now a sizable voting bloc, assuming that Catholic, Evangelical, and anti-Communist members of those communities would share right-wing values.
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Other states with sizable contingents include West Virginia, Nebraska, Florida and Louisiana.
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Several large merchant ships used the southern route on Sunday heading for ports in the Gulf, according to ship tracking service Marine Traffic.
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Someone in the Mamdani administration should look at what happened in the 1970s and ’80s when the city became the largest landlord in the five boroughs.
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After soaring to tremendous heights and leading the market for years, AI stocks have been under pressure recently because of worries their profits can’t possibly keep pace with the tremendous rallies for their stock prices.
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Seismic events release tremendous amounts of seismic energy.
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William's sixth-great-grandfather was born in Coventry in 1740 and enlisted as a private in the Connecticut militia.
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Leave some messiness in your garden and leave the leaves, as decaying leaves are great habitat for fireflies.
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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Technology companies are spending big to incorporate artificial intelligence into their businesses and to build huge data centers.
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Meta, Oracle, Microsoft and other big tech companies have laid off tens of thousands of employees, while simultaneously investing billions in AI data centers.
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Also in attendance to celebrate the couple on their big day was Dunham's ex and Swift's longtime collaborator, Jack Antonoff, who was seen leaving for the event with his sister, Rachel Antonoff.
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“Considerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/considerable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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