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or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue
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The nearly life-size portrait has only once before been exhibited in the United States when it was lent to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for a 1989 retrospective.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
So this poor kid [who finished in last], this single guy, for a year had to have a Fathead of his buddy in boxers, a giant life-size Fathead above his bed.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
And advocate to your local Trader Joe’s store manager for the addition of life-size frozen roti in 2025.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
The life-size figures are made from an invasive weed found in India's forests.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
So this poor kid [who finished in last], this single guy, for a year had to have a Fathead of his buddy in boxers, a giant life-size Fathead above his bed.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
And advocate to your local Trader Joe’s store manager for the addition of life-size frozen roti in 2025.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
The life-size figures are made from an invasive weed found in India's forests.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Life-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-size. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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