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as in magnificent
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception
the grand ceremonies that typically mark the opening of the Olympic Games
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as in main
coming before all others in importance
won the grand prize
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as in whole
not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it
the grand total comes to $350
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as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
in the grand ring of the three-ring circus stood the lion tamer himself
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as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
everyone wanted to be seen with Palm Beach society's grand dame
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as in wonderful
of the very best kind
that picnic in the mountains was simply grand
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as in huge
unusually large
before them lay a grand treeless plain that stretched as far as the eye could see
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Recent Examples of grand
The opening marked a series of restaurant debuts, including American Chef Michael Anthony’s American brasserie Lex Yard and the return of Peacock Alley, originally the grand marble corridor connecting the Waldorf and Astoria Hotels in 1897 New York.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Today, there are 42 rooms, including grand riads, charming Berber tents, and suites with hot tubs, terraces, and private pools all furnished with sumptuous Moroccan crafts.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
In The Inheritance, 12 strangers arrive at a grand English country estate, lured by the opportunity to inherit a chunk of a fortune.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The ordeal comes on the heels of Kai’s grand Mafiathon 3 finale, where LeBron James cut off his locs after reaching his 1 million subscribers goal.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Today, there are 42 rooms, including grand riads, charming Berber tents, and suites with hot tubs, terraces, and private pools all furnished with sumptuous Moroccan crafts.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
In The Inheritance, 12 strangers arrive at a grand English country estate, lured by the opportunity to inherit a chunk of a fortune.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The ordeal comes on the heels of Kai’s grand Mafiathon 3 finale, where LeBron James cut off his locs after reaching his 1 million subscribers goal.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand
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All of them have been magnificent.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
9 Oct. 2025
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Get the magnificent biscuit, served in a puddle of garlic honey with cultured butter ($6).—
Peter Cameron,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Howl at hootenanny Ozark Natural Science Center presents the annual Bear Hollow Hootenanny fundraiser Saturday and Sunday at the center's main campus north of Huntsville adjacent to the Madison County Wildlife Management Area.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Oct. 2025
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D’Angelo wrote, arranged, and performed almost the entire album album by himself, with some additional contributions coming from Saadiq, Q-Tip, and his main collaborator, A Tribe Called Quest’s go-to engineer Bob Power.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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It was considered immoral to lie and the whole point of writing things down back then was to increase morality and improve society, so there really is no didactic history of forgery.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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But even at the time, officials acknowledged students still wouldn’t be able to navigate the whole building.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Oct. 2025
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Doorman highlights more recent scholarship that argues that this is an oversimplification of what were larger theoretical differences between the movement’s two founders.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Decades of mismanagement, underinvestment and corruption have strained the power grid of Iraq, which is OPEC's second-largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Capshaw as Blythe HartCapshaw plays Blythe, Don's wife and the matriarch of an aristocratic Nashville family.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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His aristocratic tastes are reflected in his various building projects, the remains of which have been excavated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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The ‘Mahabharat’ enabled by AI is a wonderful example of how tradition and technology can work hand in hand.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Again and again, striking out into the unknown led to wonderful new possibilities, making my life grow larger and deeper.—
Sarah Chamberlain,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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China’s sweeping new restrictions, some of which won’t take effect until November, could deal a huge blow to East Asian economies, such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, which play critical roles in the global tech and artificial intelligence supply chain, as well as the auto industries.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs won a huge game, and Reid played a huge role in putting them in position.—
Sam McDowell
October 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Brandon Elliott, aka Mullet Review, who's known around the Queen City for his mom-and-pop restaurant reviews, goofy T-shirts, and glorious blond locks, recently won the 2025 USA Adult Mullet Championship.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, one of the most successful 100-meter sprinters in history, was also in attendance, and Serena Williams crowned her with a glorious headpiece from Tiffany’s, too.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Grand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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