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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This follows a powerful geomagnetic storm in May — the first to reach a G4 magnitude since 2005 — which made the aurora visible across all of the contiguous United States, extending as far south as Central Texas.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The uncertainty of the magnitude of tit-for-tat tariffs adds further uncertainty to the global economic outlook.London Business School, Forbes, 22 Nov. 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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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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“Gigantism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gigantism. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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