as in sizes
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
the magnitude of the planned skyscraper is totally disproportionate with that of the other buildings on the block
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Recent Examples of magnitudes
Earthquakes with magnitudes under 3 are sometimes felt but rarely cause damage, according to seismologists.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Total lunar eclipses with magnitudes only slightly above 1 tend to appear lighter copper or reddish in tone rather than a very dark crimson, because the moon does not travel deeply through the shadow.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
That two-month tally, which included earthquakes with preliminary magnitudes, was among the area’s highest on record.
—Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
The beam is magnitudes stronger than a medical X-ray, and can rapidly identify minute traces of chemicals from ink that has been erased, said University of Wisconsin physics researcher Minhal Gardezi, part of the Hipparchus team.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
What do earthquake magnitudes mean?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
While the magnitudes and epicenter depths varied between the events, three of the four occurred offshore, limiting the immediate impact on populations but highlighting the area’s constant tectonic activity.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
That means investors in that name and the other AI stocks expect the companies to keep ratcheting up their profit and revenue forecasts by large magnitudes in order to justify investors continuing to buy the shares.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025
Without these people and their selfless actions, this could have been a tragedy of many magnitudes more.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Total lunar eclipses with magnitudes only slightly above 1 tend to appear lighter copper or reddish in tone rather than a very dark crimson, because the moon does not travel deeply through the shadow.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
That two-month tally, which included earthquakes with preliminary magnitudes, was among the area’s highest on record.
—Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
The beam is magnitudes stronger than a medical X-ray, and can rapidly identify minute traces of chemicals from ink that has been erased, said University of Wisconsin physics researcher Minhal Gardezi, part of the Hipparchus team.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
What do earthquake magnitudes mean?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
While the magnitudes and epicenter depths varied between the events, three of the four occurred offshore, limiting the immediate impact on populations but highlighting the area’s constant tectonic activity.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
That means investors in that name and the other AI stocks expect the companies to keep ratcheting up their profit and revenue forecasts by large magnitudes in order to justify investors continuing to buy the shares.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025
Without these people and their selfless actions, this could have been a tragedy of many magnitudes more.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnitudes
Noun
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The step-through frame is legit-easy for riders of all sizes.—
Joe Salas
April 07,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2026
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Choose from Standard/Queen and King sizes in a variety of colors in packs of one, two and four.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Cooling in two dimensions In a new set of experiments conducted by researchers at the University of Vienna, TU Wien, and Ulm University, the team trapped a nano-dumbbell rotor using a laser’s electric field.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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The dimensions of the timbers correspond exactly to the drawings of the ship that survive, and the dendrochronological dating matches the vessel’s year of construction in 1772.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Magnitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnitudes. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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