as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
the gigantism that is this newest ocean liner is impossible to describe
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Recent Examples of gigantism
There were several pictures of people suffering from gigantism, a defect that makes the pituitary gland produce excess growth hormone.
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Jane Smiley
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
This dramatic transformation is among the most extreme cases of island gigantism in birds, likely unfolding in under two million years as the eagle adapted to New Zealand’s ecosystem.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The outlet added that he was diagnosed with gigantism, a medical condition that involves the overproduction of growth hormone.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Its role as an apex predator points to a complex food chain where the availability of large prey could have driven the evolution of gigantism in marine snakes.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jane Smiley
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
This dramatic transformation is among the most extreme cases of island gigantism in birds, likely unfolding in under two million years as the eagle adapted to New Zealand’s ecosystem.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The outlet added that he was diagnosed with gigantism, a medical condition that involves the overproduction of growth hormone.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Its role as an apex predator points to a complex food chain where the availability of large prey could have driven the evolution of gigantism in marine snakes.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gigantism
Noun
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Texas experiences winter cold fronts every year, but what set the February 2021 freeze apart was its magnitude and its duration.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Houston Chronicle,
13 Feb. 2026
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What is, perhaps, a surprise is seeing a long-term trend, particularly apparent on decadal timescales, that tends towards a brighter (more negative) visual magnitude.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Brontotheres, the ancient North American ancestors of the horse, is a giantism outlier as—growing from around 40 pounds to four to five tons in 16 million years.—
Darren Orf,
Popular Mechanics,
16 May 2023
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In an especially mind-bending passage, Wengrow and Graeber show that the majority of Paleolithic tombs contained not grandees but individuals with physical anomalies including dwarfism, giantism, and spinal abnormalities.—
Virginia Heffernan,
Wired,
11 July 2022
Noun
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The authors that explore the vastness of the heart often serve as our guides.—
Hannah Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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That alone distinguishes Bienvenu’s take on a futuristic reality from most sci-fi narratives, which often occur in sleek, cold labs, desolate planets, or intricate spaceships floating in the vastness of space.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
6 Feb. 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
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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.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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The historic crisis makes the personal tale reverberate with an inner immensity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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The immensity of Catherine and Heathcliff’s passion is measured by the intensity of their language, which of course is also Brontë’s.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Gigantism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gigantism. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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