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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
At least two of the justices from the five-justice panel from the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department — the state's second-highest court — seemed skeptical about the enormity of the judgment handed down in the case, which has ballooned to $489 million.
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Graham Kates, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
Given the enormity of the project, the team had access to significant funds beyond its annual budget.
—Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
But the enormity of his challenge was on display earlier on Friday.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 7 June 2024
The sheer enormity of the alliance and the murkiness of its mission risk embroiling NATO in a major European war.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2022
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Graham Kates, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
Given the enormity of the project, the team had access to significant funds beyond its annual budget.
—Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
But the enormity of his challenge was on display earlier on Friday.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 7 June 2024
The sheer enormity of the alliance and the murkiness of its mission risk embroiling NATO in a major European war.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enormity
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But the North Korean deployments are of an altogether different magnitude, and the West has few tools to change North Korea’s calculus, as the country is already isolated and heavily sanctioned.Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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Two matches of that magnitude indicate that all four stars involved should enter the event with as much momentum as possible.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Its timeless immensity and beautiful stillness helps reframe our ridiculously anxious era into something more meaningful.Abbey Stone, SELF, 31 Oct. 2024
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My destination was the kiln of the Mojave Desert and, sequestered within that immensity of thirst, a line on the thermometer: 120 degrees Fahrenheit.Outside Online, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
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And while the second Monday in October has historically been celebrated as Columbus Day and is still federally recognized as such, many have pushed for moving away from the holiday to acknowledge the atrocities Columbus committed against people living in the Americas long before his arrival.Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
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Since last week’s atrocity, imagery of which was widely shared on social media, the Ukrainian 82nd and 95th Air Assault Brigades, respectively holding positions southeast and southwest of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade’s own positions in Kursk Oblast, have ambushed Russian marines.David Axe, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Enormity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enormity. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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