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as in significant
sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention
the considerable number of auto accidents that resulted from the surprise snowstorm
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as in substantial
of a size greater than average of its kind
a house with a considerable barn in back
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Recent Examples of considerable
Avignon, an ancient city of about 90,000 people about 430 miles south of Paris, gained considerable importance in the 14th century, when Pope Clement V moved there from Rome and built his palace and the walls.
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Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The second considerable option on the market is Trey Lance.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
As beloved as Menken’s work is, the Disney Princess franchise has faced considerable criticism for its portrayal of young women, arguing that its heroines’ only goals are to find love.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Yet during the time since string theory’s retreat from the limelight, a considerable cadre of string devotees have labored to tie all the loose ends together.
—Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
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Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The second considerable option on the market is Trey Lance.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
As beloved as Menken’s work is, the Disney Princess franchise has faced considerable criticism for its portrayal of young women, arguing that its heroines’ only goals are to find love.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Yet during the time since string theory’s retreat from the limelight, a considerable cadre of string devotees have labored to tie all the loose ends together.
—Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for considerable
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Greenland's natural resources include gold, silver, copper and uranium and there's believed to be significant potential for oil in the waters off the territory.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 24 Dec. 2024
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The acquisition also includes the assumption of over $2 billion in Nordstrom's debt, signaling a significant financial commitment from the buyers.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Despite these challenges, swarms offer substantial advantages, particularly in coordinating the attack with real-time information sharing.Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The inside covers of the notebooks were used to save a substantial collection of news clippings, an offbeat record of the world through those years of writing the book.Alexis Wright, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Next week would have seen the Fins a sizable wild-card underdog.Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody, and Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes, also landed a sizable haul of nominations with seven and six nods, respectively.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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As of Friday, California’s two largest reservoirs — Shasta Lake in Shasta County and Lake Oroville in Butte County — were at 77% and 69% capacity, respectively, according to the California Department of Water Resources.Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
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But on Saturday, in spite of their many efforts to climb back, USC’s shortcomings proved too large to overcome.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Despite the tremendous changes around her, Ado’s roots remain unchanged.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 1 Jan. 2025
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Together, the two Knicks wings are playing tremendous basketball.James L. Edwards III, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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The event celebrates the lifetime achievements of America’s greatest artists: this year, that included The Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Francis Ford Coppola, Arturo Sandoval, and The Apollo Theater.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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However, most of my other individual predictions weren’t great.Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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Strikeout rate is admittedly huge, one of the three largest pillars - and the largest among them - of evaluating pitcher performance.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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But, even before that, in July, Israel killed Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, which was a huge sign to Israelis that the old Israel was back and could do anything anywhere.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Cramer also highlighted big drops for health care stocks like Humana , HCA , Cigna and Centene .Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tika Sumpter reminded us that big curls never go out of style.Larry Stansbury, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Considerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/considerable. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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