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You take all these pieces, put them together as a whole, and you realize the magnitude that conservative space in our society right now, whether it’s corporate America, Hollywood, the media, social media platforms, et cetera.

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When the region was struck by quakes of magnitude 6 or higher, the Velino aquifer springs released more than 600 metric tons of CO2 per day.

Ocean drilling expeditions have repeatedly probed those lightless depths and uncovered cells that survive almost in suspended animation, consuming orders of magnitude less energy than their neighbors at the surface.

We know that some lakes are producing 10,000 kilograms of carbon per year — orders of magnitude lower, in terms of biomass production, than is typical of lakes that aren’t covered by ice — but they’re still eking out an existence.

Those numbers, however, fail to capture the magnitude of the mounting crisis.

Unlike Maryland, national costs for institutionalization as opposed to HCBS do not differ by an order of magnitude.

A subject of this magnitude requires national consensus-building.

Obama appeared acutely aware of the magnitude of the situation, and the urgency with which immediate action is needed.

They were in fact of such magnitude that he received a $15 million bonus in 2009, reportedly more than Blankfein was awarded.

But apparently there are scoops of great magnitude to be gleaned from these repetitive pictures.

Never did events of the utmost magnitude hinge on incidents so trivial to the community at large.

The magnitude, and variety, and demands of the objects embraced by it, define the times necessary for engaging in it.

But this great re-emigration produced evils of no common magnitude in Brazil.

Only less in order of magnitude than the hurricanes are the circular storms known as cyclones.

The magnitude and the far-reaching results of his work are coming to be more and more appreciated by the English people.

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On this page you'll find 110 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to magnitude, such as: consequence, degree, significance, weight, eminence, and grandeur.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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