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as in hulking
of a size greater than average of its kind
she likes to make dramatic appearances wearing her trademark outsize sunglasses
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as in inflated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
I'm tired of having to deal with so many outsize egos at the office
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Recent Examples of outsize
With a president-elect intent on turning institutions inside out, rampant hyper-individualism and an adventurous, skeptical Generation Z wielding outsize influence, 2025 will be all about breaking rules and ignoring tradition.
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Kim Severson, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The goal was to understand how the U.S. health care system generates outsize bills and to empower patients with strategies to avoid them.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Yet ProPublica found examples in the IRS data of financiers who claimed outsize profits but did not pay the tax.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2024
Both Turkey and Qatar are eyeing an outsize role in Syria’s economy.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kim Severson, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The goal was to understand how the U.S. health care system generates outsize bills and to empower patients with strategies to avoid them.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Yet ProPublica found examples in the IRS data of financiers who claimed outsize profits but did not pay the tax.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2024
Both Turkey and Qatar are eyeing an outsize role in Syria’s economy.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
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Their film is a cry for children left to their own devices — literally in the case of Apolline’s hulking Alienware gaming laptop.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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This is a hulking monstrosity of a PC case that can, for some reason, fit an E-ATX motherboard, an ITX motherboard, and the power supplies, fans, and GPUs for both systems in the same case at the same time.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Borrowers have been defrauded through tactics such as providing inflated job placement numbers or deceptive recruiting tactics.Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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This year’s increase would compare with a 0.4% rise in 2024 following drops of 7% and nearly 15% in 2023 and 2022, respectively, from inflated prices during the Covid-19 pandemic.Michael Wayland, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Boz goes on a date with her very handsome long-distance boyfriend, Keely.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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The heavy makeup that transformed the impossibly handsome Farrell into the scarred and pock-marked Cobb required a lot of hard work and artistry from makeup designer Michael Marino, who spoke about his process during The Penguin’s panel at San Diego Comic Con back in July.Christian Holub, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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However, the study cautions that claims of enhanced accuracy through advanced computational methods are often exaggerated.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2025
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The reports of Andrews’ 2024 demise were greatly exaggerated.Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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These bright spots indicate that while retail pharmacies face challenges, there are also considerable opportunities for growth and innovation in the industry.Greg Samios, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Officials expect that the heavy winds that fanned the flames will ease up on Wednesday evening, but dry conditions in Southern California mean even winds at lower speeds pose a considerable threat.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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But on Saturday, in spite of their many efforts to climb back, USC’s shortcomings proved too large to overcome.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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As of Friday, California’s two largest reservoirs — Shasta Lake in Shasta County and Lake Oroville in Butte County — were at 77% and 69% capacity, respectively, according to the California Department of Water Resources.Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
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The air churns with oversize snowflakes swirling like confetti in a winter storm party, obscuring everything beyond a few feet ahead.Anna Commander, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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The result is a laminated dough, much like an oversize croissant, that encases ribbons of raw cane sugar and cinnamon cream cheese.Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
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Normani continues to show off her personal innovations on Brandy’s vocal playbook, while Khalid displays his growth as a duet partner, offering up a rich, husky complement to Mani’s airier timbre.Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
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The country titan performed a series a barnburners that ran on his husky, soulful voice.Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Outsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsize. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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