variants
or oversized
as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
a softball is an oversize and less densely stuffed baseball
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Recent Examples of oversize
Forget about using plastic anchors or oversize plastic screws designed for fastening heavy pictures to drywall.
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Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The former, offered on a single-level coach with oversize glass-dome windows, includes breakfast and lunch served at your seat.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 8 Aug. 2025
This oversize, over-the-top property—yours for $80,000 a week—is emblematic of a growing travel trend: the supervilla.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2025
The main side effects are minor: weight gain from temporary water retention in the first week of supplementation, bloating, and mild gastric discomfort, usually from oversize doses.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oversize
Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The former, offered on a single-level coach with oversize glass-dome windows, includes breakfast and lunch served at your seat.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 8 Aug. 2025
This oversize, over-the-top property—yours for $80,000 a week—is emblematic of a growing travel trend: the supervilla.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2025
The main side effects are minor: weight gain from temporary water retention in the first week of supplementation, bloating, and mild gastric discomfort, usually from oversize doses.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oversize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
Adjective
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The Starship, standing 403 feet tall when fully stacked, is regarded as the world’s largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever developed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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That meant international travel and an expertise in commerce that put him on some 15 trade missions to places like Qatar, China and large swaths of Europe.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Watch it here: Stream your favorite shows, the biggest blockbusters and more.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Ahlquist’s project is the last big development to come to the area east and west of Ten Mile Road north of I-84 that is guided by the city’s Ten Mile Interchange Specific Area Plan adopted in 2007.—
Marcus Dorsey,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Stans — a music documentary about iconic rapper Eminem and how his songs have resonated with his enormous fan base — is coming to streaming this week.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Investigators suspect that cooling towers – which use water to cool enormous buildings and then release mist into the air – are the origin of the disease-causing bacteria, Legionella.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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