oversize
adjective
over·size
ˌō-vər-ˈsīz 
variants
or oversized
: being of more than standard or ordinary size
oversize pillows
an oversize shirt
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Examples of oversize in a Sentence
the woman's oversize hat was blocking my view of the minister
a softball is an oversize and less densely stuffed baseball
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Nearby were large canvases covered with oversize Slavic calligraphy and her words of devotion about punk and protest.
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Steve Appleford, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2025
Opened in 2021, this stylish contemporary hotel — with its antler chandeliers and oversize firewood racks — is evidence of the direction the county is moving: less herring and cheese curds, more cocktails and caviar.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
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—Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025
Local artists straddle aesthetic and artistic worlds in the land of mega-spectacles and oversize flash.
—Mikayla Whitmore, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Steve Appleford, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2025
Opened in 2021, this stylish contemporary hotel — with its antler chandeliers and oversize firewood racks — is evidence of the direction the county is moving: less herring and cheese curds, more cocktails and caviar.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
Mob Wife Getty Images In her oversize sunglasses and long fur coat, the mob wife is the epitome of drama and glamour.
—Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025
Local artists straddle aesthetic and artistic worlds in the land of mega-spectacles and oversize flash.
—Mikayla Whitmore, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversize. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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