variants
or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue
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The Halloween decor at Pottery Barn is impressive—everyone’s favorite Icon line featuring pumpkins and ghosts, life-size skeletons, terracotta pumpkins, holographic mirrors, and more—but the deals are even more so.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
Today, Haumont has life-size cardboard cutouts of its former residents.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Turning Artificial Island Into Military Base India Releases Own 'Golden Dome' Missile Plan
China has previously built life-size replicas of U.S. aircraft carriers and Taiwanese ports for missile target practice, according to satellite analysis.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Maricela Torres laid a bouquet of flowers before a life-size sculpture of the Virgin Mary and knelt to the ground at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines.
—Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
Today, Haumont has life-size cardboard cutouts of its former residents.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Turning Artificial Island Into Military Base India Releases Own 'Golden Dome' Missile Plan
China has previously built life-size replicas of U.S. aircraft carriers and Taiwanese ports for missile target practice, according to satellite analysis.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Maricela Torres laid a bouquet of flowers before a life-size sculpture of the Virgin Mary and knelt to the ground at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines.
—Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Life-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-size. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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