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
Available online as of today, Kani’s capsule with Culture Creators includes sheepskin leather jackets, oversize hoodies, wool-cotton blend beanies and other items.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
The deep red dress with its sheer bodice, floral appliqués and silky skirt looked as stylish as ever as the actress paired it with a pair of oversize earrings.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
On his desk are a dry-erase computer pad, an oversize monitor, a magnifying glass and square, black-rimmed spectacles.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The Best Actor slate’s placement around the oversize Oscar is its own metaphor: winner Kevin Spacey (front row, center, right of statue; American Beauty) is at Oscar’s side, with the year’s original favorite Denzel Washington (third row, center, right of statue; The Hurricane) lagging behind.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
The deep red dress with its sheer bodice, floral appliqués and silky skirt looked as stylish as ever as the actress paired it with a pair of oversize earrings.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
On his desk are a dry-erase computer pad, an oversize monitor, a magnifying glass and square, black-rimmed spectacles.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The Best Actor slate’s placement around the oversize Oscar is its own metaphor: winner Kevin Spacey (front row, center, right of statue; American Beauty) is at Oscar’s side, with the year’s original favorite Denzel Washington (third row, center, right of statue; The Hurricane) lagging behind.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
Adjective
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Green Bay speedster Christian Watson suffered a torn right ACL in Week 18 last year and is expected to miss a large portion of the 2025 campaign.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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If the current uncertainty evolves into a large trade shock that’s sustained, RSM would revisit those projections, Brusuelas said.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In total, sharp bets caused lines to move by 2½ points or more on nine games with the biggest adjustment on Wisconsin from -23 to -16 vs. Montana.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Everything about Goldfinger is bigger and flashier than in previous entries.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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The property also comes with an enormous 5,282 square feet of garage space and 2,295 square feet of covered porches and loggias.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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Last weekend's enormous storm spun 100 tornadoes so far confirmed by the National Weather Service, which is still conducting surveys.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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