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sheer

[sheer] / ʃɪər /
ADJECTIVE
almost vertical; very steep
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




Example Sentences

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Worries are building about the sheer number of power-hungry data centers that will need to be built to drive the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, the sheer size of the HR 8799 planets and their wide orbits puzzled scientists.

From Science Daily

Rising over the tops of the trees directly ahead of them was a sheer cliff of red-gold rock glistening in the first rays of the sun.

From Literature

Ultimately, the sheer number of shadow vessels poses a simple problem of resources.

From BBC

The space in front of them was now a sheer wall.

From Literature