large-scale

adjective

1
: involving many people or things
Their equipment is suitable for large-scale production.
2
: covering or involving a large area
a large-scale map

Examples of large-scale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Almost all of the Kharkiv region's power facilities have been destroyed or badly damaged, causing large-scale power cuts, since Russia renewed its aerial assault this spring. Yuriy Zaliznyak, ABC News, 3 May 2024 In practice, unfortunately, many suppliers and supporters of large-scale and rooftop solar have done hardly anything to help each other politically. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 Entering through one of the iconic green pipes from Super Mario, Super Nintendo World first greets guests with a large-scale replica of Peach's Castle, while Piranha Plants, Goombas, spinning coins, blocks, and other interactive elements will hover around the perimeter. EW.com, 2 May 2024 The mid-1800s brought large-scale urbanization to the area, culminating in the York Railway Station. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024 Designed by JSa Architecture, Volga features a brutalist exterior that leads to a contemporary minimalist interior made moody with large-scale lava, stone, brass, and travertine installation by the artist Perla Krauze. Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 2 May 2024 In one email, Scott noted that OpenAI and Google had large-scale ambitions, but Microsoft struggled to make AI advancements with the BERT deep-learning model because of infrastructure constraints while Google succeeded. Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 1 May 2024 Tech leads like Ivan play a huge role in large-scale project success as the tech industry rapidly expands. Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024 Supporters of Ukraine have warned the country is running out of ammunition to fight back against Russia, and Iran last weekend launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Israel, though to little effect. Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024

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“Large-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large-scale. Accessed 8 May. 2024.

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