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
This week, the 45-year-old magazine/website/social platform/events operator alighted in Palm Desert, Calif., for its annual Inc. 5000 shindig, three days of celebrating the little guy in a time of corporate gigantism.
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David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gigantism
Noun
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The fire department in Naypyidaw said the woman was successfully pulled from the rubble 91 hours after being buried when the building collapsed in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit midday Friday.—
David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Given the magnitude of the cuts, this seems unlikely. HHS reaches into the lives of all Americans.—
Simon F. Haeder,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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The compositions prioritize headspace for the sky to take over the frame during exterior shots, communicating Rico’s feeling of insignificance against the immensity of what burdens him.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Horizons suggest the unencumbered immensity of the Midwest.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Gigantism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gigantism. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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