mightiness

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Recent Examples of mightiness When the past is invoked to stiffen the sinews of an epoch’s moods, bear out political imperatives, dominate the narratives of national heritage, and hold the center of middlebrow culture against all comers, mightiness and eminence become both end and means. William Hogeland, The New Republic, 25 Jan. 2021 In the last two years, Monty and Rose’s followers have found inspiration in their small-but-mightiness. Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 26 Apr. 2021 This may reflect Mr Xi’s mightiness, or his weakness and insecurity. The Economist, 2 Nov. 2019 In our household, steak tartare is about the pure, unobscured flavor of the beef itself, that metallic, bloody, iron-rich mightiness. Gabrielle Hamilton, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mightiness
Noun
  • The compositions prioritize headspace for the sky to take over the frame during exterior shots, communicating Rico’s feeling of insignificance against the immensity of what burdens him.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Horizons suggest the unencumbered immensity of the Midwest.
    Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Given the enormity of the loan program, any quick transfer seems highly unlikely.
    Alan Blinder, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
  • What exact digit the diamond ring goes on can feel like mere semantics amid the grand enormity of the moment.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Morris put himself right in the middle of all the action and all the greatness, then passed along his coaching genes to his son, Reggie Jr., who is on his way to his own Hall of Fame coaching career.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In the past, America's Nowruz greetings have taken pains to highlight Iran's proud pre-Islamic heritage, underscore its immense civilizational potential, and draw a distinction between the country's historic greatness and its current repressive clerical regime.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Homeschool Act has garnered national media attention due to the magnitude of the ...
    James R. Mason, National Review, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The quake happened along the seismically active Calaveras Fault, which produced the magnitude 6.2 Morgan Hill quake in 1984 and the magnitude 5.9 Coyote Lake quake in 1979.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Mightiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mightiness. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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