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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
For his grand entrance, Hart was scheduled to descend on a cable from a catwalk into the ring.
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Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Are things still grand in Arteville?
—Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Like many other grand hotels, it was occupied by Nazi soldiers during World War II and later served as a sanctuary for people returned from Europe’s concentration camps.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
From romantic ruins to grand estates, these fairy-tale sites deserve a place on your Emerald Isle itinerary.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
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Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Are things still grand in Arteville?
—Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Like many other grand hotels, it was occupied by Nazi soldiers during World War II and later served as a sanctuary for people returned from Europe’s concentration camps.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
From romantic ruins to grand estates, these fairy-tale sites deserve a place on your Emerald Isle itinerary.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand
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On France’s Atlantic seaboard, where magnificent beaches have powerful riptides, officials reported a rash of emergencies in the surf, with two drowning deaths on Sunday at popular resorts in the Gironde region in the southwest.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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To further fuel your travels, have wine and cheese under a magnificent oak tree at Roblar Winery, enjoy an alfresco breakfast at Bob’s Well Bread in Los Alamos or Ballard, or sip your way through the tasting rooms in Los Olivos.—
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
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This bag has an enormous main compartment that can hold bulky clothing items, a laptop compartment that keeps electronics tidy and folds down flat for easy packing, and multiple front-access pockets packed with slots of all shapes and sizes.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
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This live service push has been nothing short of a disaster with its main bright spot being a game not even made by a Sony studio.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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February 19 – March 20 A small change at home could make your whole body relax today.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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She was also slapped into another dimension by Jules (Hunter Schafer) after lobbing several insults at her about Jules’ whole sugar baby situation.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
24 May 2026
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Biomimicry often fails when the design is too large, Hassanalian says, but is most efficient on the microscale.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
25 May 2026
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Raising the competition in chatbot technology, this is largest overhaul of Google search in almost three decades.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Gentile da Foligno in Perugia Italy was one of the few regions in Latin Christendom where physicians organized into guilds in the fourteenth century and thus routinely treated the general populace, rather than merely the wealthier mercantile and aristocratic classes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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The couple, who went public with their relationship in 2024, swore eternal love in Arizona during a very intimate ceremony away from English castles and aristocratic residences.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
19 May 2026
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There’s a wonderful small moment midway through the season where Reilly’s lightly bugging out in his dingy apartment, shaking out his limbs at sharp, insectile angles to get comfortable.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
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All wonderful real-life lessons that can happen in their own neighborhood or local area.—
VaNessa Duplessie,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Ciber ’s team work quickly under netting to mount a huge Browning heavy machine gun onto tank tracks.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The eighth-inning bomb was huge, too.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Ahead of his final appearance for the club, the Scottish left-back sat down with a number of Merseyside reporters to reflect on the glorious highs and crushing lows of his nine-year spell on Merseyside.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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An overgrown lawn, weeds that somehow sprouted and grew a foot in the span of a week, and a once glorious garden that now looks about one HOA notice away from a triple-digit fine is nothing to come home to.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
21 May 2026
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“Grand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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