grandly

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Less a recondite modernist experiment than a grandly mysterious yet accessible achievement, the composition marked a profound shift in 20th-century classical music.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The heart of the concert was the stunning one-two punch of “Casual” into “The Subway,” Roan’s most grandly emotional ballads, in which her voice soared with what seemed like total effortlessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

And pretty quickly thereafter, some slamming winter rains did their own kind of christening and Prospect Bar got washed away, to be replaced almost at once by the even more grandly named Eldoradoville.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

The grandly named chapters of our planet’s history are governed by a body of scientists, the International Union of Geological Sciences.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

Together, these three veterans lifted up the watermelon and grandly presented it to Marina.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein