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as in profundity
the quality of being great in extent (as of insight)
the depth of the poet's understanding of human nature has given his works a timeless appeal
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as in abyss
the lowest point or level
the author describes how she slowly rose from the depth of her depression
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as in height
the most extreme or advanced point
even in the depth of the Great Depression people never lost hope
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Recent Examples of depth
With an uncanny ability to write 3-minute radio songs with occasional striking moments of lyrical depth, Petty made more hits than misses in the first two decades of his career.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
More than 20,000 shoppers have given a perfect rating to this one particular set hidden in the depths of Amazon.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
Conversations with her family and one of the investigators in the aborted criminal case, some of which are included in Black Box Diaries, reveal the depths of fear that nurture a culture of silence in Japan.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
This has added even more layers to the depth of this historic World Series matchup, which has more star power than fans have seen in this generation.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
More than 20,000 shoppers have given a perfect rating to this one particular set hidden in the depths of Amazon.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
Conversations with her family and one of the investigators in the aborted criminal case, some of which are included in Black Box Diaries, reveal the depths of fear that nurture a culture of silence in Japan.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
This has added even more layers to the depth of this historic World Series matchup, which has more star power than fans have seen in this generation.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depth
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But there’s something about Gilmour’s deep voice, an inherent profundity, that has always been able to sell despair as a pop song.Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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In street lit, however, profundity comes at a cost.Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
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The United States is in the midst of the biggest boom in clean energy manufacturing investments in history, spurred by laws like the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
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So in the midst of that, Breaking the Waves came to Cannes and received a pretty immediately rapturous reception and won the Grand Prix.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The season ended, the credits rolled, and I was tossed into the abyss of inessential programming.Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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The training slowly pulled him out of his psychological abyss.John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
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Our Questions About the First Time Ash Died 25 years ago, Pokémon: The First Movie took Ash Ketchum to new heights (and killed him).Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Their collaboration hit new heights with 1982’s Thriller, which spawned seven top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and is acknowledged as the top-selling album of all time.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Nov. 2024
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But smart shoppers know that the early bird gets the worm, and many of our favorite brands and products are already seeing surprising price drops before the big day, just like Asus who produce a staggering array of PCs and peripherals that our PCMag reviewers tend to rate highly.K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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When oxygen levels in the blood drop or carbon dioxide levels rise, your breathing rate increases to restore balance.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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As a sixth-generation member of the Swarovski family, her DNA is rich in creativity, craftsmanship, and brilliance.Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The thing that hits you is the brilliance of the drama of it.Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Tucked in the middle of the list of must-sees is the UK's own Outer Hebrides.Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult one.Kris Holt, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Galaxy and Revolution were both at the bottom of the league table when Arena took over.Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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An American World War II warship that played a key role in Allied campaigns in the Pacific has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean more than 80 years after it was sunk.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Depth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depth. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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