as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
the gigantism that is this newest ocean liner is impossible to describe
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Recent Examples of gigantism
For island mammals and birds, lower metabolism likely works in concert with other island-syndrome features—including gigantism and dwarfism in mammals, and flightlessness in some birds—to predispose species to extinction, Rozzi says.
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 12 July 2024
The wrestler’s size was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormone, which later resulted in acromegaly, a disorder that can cause joint pain and headaches, along with a host of other complications.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
Eggs attached to rocky bottom become camouflaged in algae
Moran, whose lab has studied polar gigantism for more than a decade, led a field research expedition in October 2021 to Antarctica with Ph.D. students Aaron Toh and Graham Lobert to study the continent's sea spider population.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
Nevertheless, 2023 saw several interesting developments in fusion, mostly in connection with startup companies pursuing alternative approaches to the money-pit gigantism of ITER and the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2023
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 12 July 2024
The wrestler’s size was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormone, which later resulted in acromegaly, a disorder that can cause joint pain and headaches, along with a host of other complications.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
Eggs attached to rocky bottom become camouflaged in algae
Moran, whose lab has studied polar gigantism for more than a decade, led a field research expedition in October 2021 to Antarctica with Ph.D. students Aaron Toh and Graham Lobert to study the continent's sea spider population.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
Nevertheless, 2023 saw several interesting developments in fusion, mostly in connection with startup companies pursuing alternative approaches to the money-pit gigantism of ITER and the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gigantism
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Google’s efforts are similarly a work in progress, but the company has an advantage due to the sheer magnitude of its developer partners who are already building on Android’s many platforms.Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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Writing before the market opened Thursday, Moore said Micron looked expensive at then current prices, while also noting surprise at the magnitude of the post-earnings move late Wednesday.Samantha Subin, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Brontotheres, the ancient North American ancestors of the horse, is a giantism outlier as—growing from around 40 pounds to four to five tons in 16 million years.Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 16 May 2023
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In an especially mind-bending passage, Wengrow and Graeber show that the majority of Paleolithic tombs contained not grandees but individuals with physical anomalies including dwarfism, giantism, and spinal abnormalities.Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 11 July 2022
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So my mind sinks in this immensity: and foundering is sweet in such a sea.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
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But with a play like Our Town — where its enduring miracle is both its granular mundanity and its immensity — the imagination is going to start firing.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Gigantism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gigantism. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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