1
as in excellence
exceptionally high quality
a poet whose work is of enduring greatness
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2
as in generosity
the quality or state of being large in size
the overwhelming greatness of the canyon is what visitors first notice
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Recent Examples of greatness
After Ciba, a fan letter looks less like a footnote to greatness and more like a scene of recognition.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
The final month or so of last season was the closest Ball came to consistent greatness, but even then the Hornets fell one game short of the playoffs.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
Whether serving guests or patients, both men understood that buildings, brands, and balance sheets do not create greatness.
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Robert Reiss,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The greatness of their biggest names helped keep them relevant, but the writing was on the wall.
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Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
The final month or so of last season was the closest Ball came to consistent greatness, but even then the Hornets fell one game short of the playoffs.
—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
Whether serving guests or patients, both men understood that buildings, brands, and balance sheets do not create greatness.
—
Robert Reiss,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The greatness of their biggest names helped keep them relevant, but the writing was on the wall.
—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for greatness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greatness
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Sacramento State aligns perfectly with a league known for excellence and innovation.
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For Choice, this makes operational excellence and digital innovation closely connected.
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But a wiser course might be to emphasize a kind of counter-nostalgia, reclaiming a mythic past for the forces of tolerance and democratic generosity.
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Perhaps subsequent history shows that his generosity of spirit was misplaced.
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Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.
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Zurich said the Game Changer Award pays tribute to excellency in the film business with a focus on leaders that not only cherish change and forward-thinking approaches in the business, but also stand for the DNA of what cinema has represented since its invention.
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There was a bigness to not just the melodies and choruses, but to the emotions being expressed.
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Researchers estimate an event of similar magnitude has an average return period of about 180 years.
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On the morning of the upcoming Mars-Uranus conjunction, try to spot this eighth-magnitude star as well.
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The City of Alamosa canceled its fireworks show due to historic drought conditions and an abundance of caution.
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Americans have traditionally embraced a lifestyle of abundance, believing that hard work and ambition would lead to greater prosperity.
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His relaxed point of view is a far cry from the grandness or the grittiness that marked the work of Western painters past like Frederic Remington or Albert Bierstadt.
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But the grandness of these dreams butts up against the precarity that their dreamers are facing.
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The Dobreva balconette bra is lightly lined and designed to lift your chest without the bulkiness of a push-up bra.
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Its bulkiness could be seen as both a blessing and a curse, as much of the weight is concentrated in the base to prevent the monitor from tipping over.
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“Greatness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greatness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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