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

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The central creation will be a large-scale floral design created in the museum’s rotunda by husband and wife artists Natasha Lisitsa and Daniel Schultz. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025 This event highlighted critical vulnerabilities in an industry that lacks oversight and raised concerns about safety measures, genetic controls and the sustainability of large-scale cockroach farming. Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 Cities across the country host large-scale parades, dye rivers green, and bring communities together through Irish heritage celebrations. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025 Keeping the muscles alive Out of all the roadblocks that keep us from building large-scale biohybrid robots, necrosis has probably been the most difficult to overcome. Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for large-scale

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“Large-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large-scale. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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