as in brilliance
impressiveness of beauty on a large scale
the magnificence of the great castle hallway is beyond description
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Recent Examples of magnificence
Its magnificence compelled gallery owner Robert Landau to purchase a 17th-century Spanish frame for it in Paris.
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Natasha Gural, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Sometimes humorously, sometimes dramatically, the winning photos of The Nature Photography competition are a stunning visual journey through the beauty, magnificence and fragility of our planet.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
However, the automotive magnificence of a 2025 Aston Martin DB12 is unmatched.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
For three hours, Nikki, played by Dern with an often terrifying magnificence, navigated a shifting labyrinth of chambers and antechambers, run-down homes and cavernous sound stages, shedding and accruing identities at every turn.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
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Natasha Gural, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Sometimes humorously, sometimes dramatically, the winning photos of The Nature Photography competition are a stunning visual journey through the beauty, magnificence and fragility of our planet.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
However, the automotive magnificence of a 2025 Aston Martin DB12 is unmatched.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
For three hours, Nikki, played by Dern with an often terrifying magnificence, navigated a shifting labyrinth of chambers and antechambers, run-down homes and cavernous sound stages, shedding and accruing identities at every turn.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnificence
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After thinking of it as a separate musical idea, Moody realized that the character’s endless curiosity and moments of brilliance were at his heart.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
25 July 2025
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Yet, individual brilliance means little without collaboration.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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More admired than beloved, the show has extended an open challenge to theater artists drawn to the sophisticated majesty of Brown’s Tony-winning score but daunted by the expansive scope of Uhry’s Tony-winning book.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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While some of these women have officially earned their crowns in the Disney princess canon, other heroines like Elsa from Frozen (2013) and Mirabel from Encanto (2021) have essentially become honorary majesties.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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Ah, the glory days of corporate fashion, remember them?—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
23 July 2025
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Both films fell far short in their bids for box office glory, with Captain America: Brave New World earning $413.6 million against a $180 million production budget before P&A.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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This is the shift from being a coder to a code craftsperson—focusing on intentionality, experience, elegance and building systems that last.—
Deepa Shekhar,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The Renaissance ideal suggests a fine and cultured society, with its crowds of gay ladies and gentlemen devoted to the pleasures and elegances of life—which excites my admiration, but not my sympathies.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Not surprisingly, then, these films are usually littered with bums and losers — people who really should have moved on with their lives — possessing irritable personalities, cynical worldviews, or hilarious delusions of grandeur.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
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Strolling through the Mumbai neighborhoods of Colaba and Bandra, the grandeur of the Art Deco buildings might be drowned out by the excitement around the city’s bustling outdoor markets and the honking of tuk-tuk taxis.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
24 July 2025
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