as in height
the distance of something or someone from bottom to top a man of surprisingly great stature

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Recent Examples of stature At every level of football, Henry said, someone argued his stature was better suited for defense. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024 Since season one, Silo has had a powerhouse actor lurking mostly in the deep background of the story, popping up for a scene or two in a few episodes but never getting showcased the way someone of her talent and stature deserves. Noel Murray, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024 As part of its ongoing antitrust scrutiny of the search-and-advertising giant’s stature, the Justice Department might push Google to sell Chrome. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024 His stature is owed above all to a single work—the oratorio Messiah. Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stature 

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“Stature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stature. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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