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as in badness
the state or quality of being utterly evil
the enormity of the crimes committed by the Nazis
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as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
the enormity of the canyon can only be grasped by taking a trip through its entire length
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Recent Examples of enormity
However, both lawmakers stressed the enormity of the $12 billion deficit.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Nobody wanted to confront the enormity of the situation on Monday.
—Jay King, New York Times, 13 May 2025
What emerges is a transformational discussion that humanizes the enormity of the climate crisis, powerfully voicing the unspeakable.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 May 2025
Or the enormity of billions of galaxies filled with billions of solar systems with planets like ours?
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Nobody wanted to confront the enormity of the situation on Monday.
—Jay King, New York Times, 13 May 2025
What emerges is a transformational discussion that humanizes the enormity of the climate crisis, powerfully voicing the unspeakable.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 May 2025
Or the enormity of billions of galaxies filled with billions of solar systems with planets like ours?
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for enormity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enormity
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However, Bespoke noted that stocks' climb of around 20% is relatively small compared to historical performance in the aftermath of slides of this magnitude in the VIX.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 June 2025
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Although China is just one of the dozens of countries slapped with tariffs on its exports, the magnitude of products flowing from the country to the U.S. gives it a more outsized role on the trade lane and at the Port of Los Angeles itself.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 June 2025
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For Córdova, that path began with a moment of astonishment: watching a television program about neutron stars as a young woman, she was struck by the immensity of the cosmos and felt the pull of a question that would guide her for a lifetime — how does the universe work?—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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But others, thankfully, find a way to talk about the immensity of caregiving and domestic work without degrading it.—
Elissa Strauss,
Glamour,
10 May 2025
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Throughout, the novel chips away at its foundational questions: Does there exist a punishment equal to the atrocity of killing one’s child?—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The story of the atrocity is still being unearthed 140 years later.—
Stephen Miller,
Bluesky Social,
5 June 2025
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“Enormity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enormity. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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