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 Instead, this is a home of stature and history that very much embraces its sense of place in the one-time capital city of Canada: emerging from the old world into the new. Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 Poppa’s House is hampered by hacky punchlines that should come with a rimshot from a live drummer, including dumb running jokes about Nina’s short stature and Poppa’s small head. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 18 Oct. 2024 Success Requires Continuous Learning Continuous learning is critical to success, regardless of professional stature. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Her father is Han Sung-won, a famous novelist who has cheerfully noted that his daughter’s stature has eclipsed his own. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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