Grand
adjective
Very big, a lot, a lot of, large in size.
They live in a grand old mansion.
Often appears as...
- grand piano
- grand finale
adjective
Very good, wonderful, amazing.
The wedding was a grand occasion.
Often appears as...
- grand time
- grand day out
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Approving
adjective
Very impressive and important.
He has grand plans for his business.
Often appears as...
- grand design
- grand idea
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Approving
noun
A thousand dollars or pounds.
His new car cost twenty grand.
Often appears as...
- two grand
- three grand
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Colloquial
adjective
Senior or important because of rank or title.
She is the grand dame of British theatre.
Often appears as...
- grand master
- grand duke
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
adjective
Very big, a lot, a lot of, large in size.
They live in a grand old mansion.
Often appears as...
- grand piano
- grand finale
adjective
Very good, wonderful, amazing.
The wedding was a grand occasion.
Often appears as...
- grand time
- grand day out
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Very impressive and important.
He has grand plans for his business.
Often appears as...
- grand design
- grand idea
Usage tips
Approving
noun
A thousand dollars or pounds.
His new car cost twenty grand.
Often appears as...
- two grand
- three grand
Usage tips
Colloquial
adjective
Senior or important because of rank or title.
She is the grand dame of British theatre.
Often appears as...
- grand master
- grand duke
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
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Pro Tip 1/2Size Implication
Used to emphasize the large size or scale of something.
The grand canyon is a massive natural wonder.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotionally Charged
Often implies a sense of awe or admiration.
The grand parade left everyone in awe.
Pro Tip 1/2Size Implication
Used to emphasize the large size or scale of something.
The grand canyon is a massive natural wonder.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotionally Charged
Often implies a sense of awe or admiration.
The grand parade left everyone in awe.
Pro Tip 1/2Size Implication
Used to emphasize the large size or scale of something.
The grand canyon is a massive natural wonder.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotionally Charged
Often implies a sense of awe or admiration.
The grand parade left everyone in awe.
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The incredible history...
An empty fourth pit suggests that the grand project could not be finished before the emperor's death. In addition, nearby chambers contain figures of musicians and acrobats, workers and government officials, and various exotic animals, indicating that Emperor Qin had more plans for the afterlife
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What if AI learned more...
the field of artificial intelligence is like this grand challenge of bringing strong AI delight after my sophomore year of high school I spent my entire summer just going through courses and lectures online and figuring out how everything in this field worked there
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Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
affecting honeybees. Honeybees are dying, and it's a huge, huge grand challenge of our time. What you can see up here is a map of the world, and we're tracking the spread of this varroa mite. Now, the varroa mite is what changed the game
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Earth 101 PIPE National...
have been cataloged with potentially millions, if not billions more yet to be discovered. Home to life and fueled by water, Earth houses a unique global ecosystem as curious and as grand as the astronomical events
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Jonathan Foley: The...
How do we feed the world without destroying it? Yeah, so we face one of the greatest grand challenges in all of human history the need to feed nine billion people and do so sustainably and equitably and justly,
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Top 5 Reindeer Moments PIPE...
it's quite hard to take it all in it's just it is so grand so spectacular is it's mind-blowing i couldn't have filmed any of this without my reindeer's help
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Adorable Baby Animal...
seeing autocubs in the wild like this is extremely rare charlie counts six tiny cubs a record number making a grand total of 15 family members
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
a spot of limbering up accompanied by a weird and wheezy call from deep in his throat now it's time for his grand
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Nature's Greatest...
a spot of limbering up accompanied by a weird and wheezy call from deep in his throat now it's time for his grand
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The Life Story...
a spot of limbering up accompanied by a weird and wheezy call from deep in his throat now it's time for his grand
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The incredible history...
An empty fourth pit suggests that the grand project could not be finished before the emperor's death. In addition, nearby chambers contain figures of musicians and acrobats, workers and government officials, and various exotic animals, indicating that Emperor Qin had more plans for the afterlife
Video examples
What if AI learned more...
the field of artificial intelligence is like this grand challenge of bringing strong AI delight after my sophomore year of high school I spent my entire summer just going through courses and lectures online and figuring out how everything in this field worked there
Video examples
Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
affecting honeybees. Honeybees are dying, and it's a huge, huge grand challenge of our time. What you can see up here is a map of the world, and we're tracking the spread of this varroa mite. Now, the varroa mite is what changed the game
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Earth 101 PIPE National...
have been cataloged with potentially millions, if not billions more yet to be discovered. Home to life and fueled by water, Earth houses a unique global ecosystem as curious and as grand as the astronomical events
Video examples
Jonathan Foley: The...
How do we feed the world without destroying it? Yeah, so we face one of the greatest grand challenges in all of human history the need to feed nine billion people and do so sustainably and equitably and justly,
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Top 5 Reindeer Moments PIPE...
it's quite hard to take it all in it's just it is so grand so spectacular is it's mind-blowing i couldn't have filmed any of this without my reindeer's help
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Adorable Baby Animal...
seeing autocubs in the wild like this is extremely rare charlie counts six tiny cubs a record number making a grand total of 15 family members
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
a spot of limbering up accompanied by a weird and wheezy call from deep in his throat now it's time for his grand
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Nature's Greatest...
a spot of limbering up accompanied by a weird and wheezy call from deep in his throat now it's time for his grand
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The Life Story...
a spot of limbering up accompanied by a weird and wheezy call from deep in his throat now it's time for his grand
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Imogen Heap
English Musician
My grand plan is that I can master having a better life by making sure I have a regular flow of songs. Then I can give myself time to tour or celebrate or write a film score.
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Jerry Jones
American Businessman
Sports gives us the grandest opportunity of all to talk about reaching down and helping up or getting on somebody else's shoulders.
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Joseph Addison
English Writer
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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Shawn Crahan
American Musician
This world is ugly, and it's supposed to be, and it has to be in order for art to lead to grandness and beauty.
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Patrick Stewart
English Actor
Wouldn't it be grand if we thought that theater could have that impact on the political life of a country?
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
The most creative people are motivated by the grandest of problems that are presented before them.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
Idris Elba is a grand actor. He's very larger than life; he's bigger than life.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.
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Margaret Trudeau
Canadian Author
I have had quite the grand, interesting life.
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Ezra Miller
American Actor
Life is a grand party.
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Imogen Heap
English Musician
My grand plan is that I can master having a better life by making sure I have a regular flow of songs. Then I can give myself time to tour or celebrate or write a film score.
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Jerry Jones
American Businessman
Sports gives us the grandest opportunity of all to talk about reaching down and helping up or getting on somebody else's shoulders.
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Joseph Addison
English Writer
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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Shawn Crahan
American Musician
This world is ugly, and it's supposed to be, and it has to be in order for art to lead to grandness and beauty.
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Patrick Stewart
English Actor
Wouldn't it be grand if we thought that theater could have that impact on the political life of a country?
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
The most creative people are motivated by the grandest of problems that are presented before them.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
Idris Elba is a grand actor. He's very larger than life; he's bigger than life.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.
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Margaret Trudeau
Canadian Author
I have had quite the grand, interesting life.
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Ezra Miller
American Actor
Life is a grand party.
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