aggrandizement

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Noun
  • The announcement marks the first advancement toward a full agreement that was thrown into jeopardy by rounds of tense talks and Zelensky's disastrous White House visit in February.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • In fact, researchers have theorized that fusion could generate nearly limitless amounts of safe and clean energy on Earth, but the scientific advancements that could make this possible on a large scale are still decades away.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Make the preferment: In a stand mixer bowl, whisk together the water, flour and yeast and mix until no dry spots remain.
    Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Make the dough: Add the flour, whole eggs, egg yolk (reserve the white for brushing on later), honey, oil, ground coriander, orange zest and salt to the preferment.
    Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The ambiguity, the exaltation and sarcastic self-parody, the gloom alternating with a yearning for simplicity and even for redemption—all of that reflected the split consciousness of Jews who could never belong and turned revenge upon themselves.
    David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The ambiguity, the exaltation and sarcastic self-parody, the gloom alternating with a yearning for simplicity and even for redemption—all of that reflected the split consciousness of Jews who could never belong and turned revenge upon themselves.
    David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the past, only non-discounted stays qualified for free dining deals, but next year, guests will be able to couple that benefit with other promotions.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Even before the current wave of promotions, college students had established themselves as AI’s power users.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • It’s equipped with 6x magnification and has a range of up to 1,000 yards with accuracy within 1 yard.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
  • With extra magnification and not too much extra weight, 10x50 binoculars are the sweet spot for portable stargazing.
    Rich Owen, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Aggrandizement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggrandizement. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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