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
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.
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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
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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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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
Adjective
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Roach, known for styling A-list clients like Zendaya and Celine Dion, styled himself for courtside chic with a knee-length fur over a merlot sweater and silky pants in the same hue, an extra large Bottega Veneta woven leather clutch and oversized Chanel sunglasses as the finishing touches.—
Anika Reed,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Pavel and Klara see the position of humankind in a larger context.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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On the fifth day of New York Fashion Week, designers are still captivating audiences on the biggest fashion stage in America.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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The author had started with fantasy, then moved into paranormal, and then contemporary dark romance — all with the express purpose of laying the groundwork for her eventual big hit.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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On her wedding day, meanwhile, Meghan wore one of Diana’s most eye-catching pieces: an enormous aquamarine cocktail ring, made by Asprey in the 1990s and gifted to the princess by her close friend Lucia Flecha de Lima.—
Clara Strunck,
Glamour,
11 Feb. 2025
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With the Egyptian and Syrian armies facing defeat, Saudi Arabia's King Faisal came under enormous public pressure, both at home and abroad, to do something for the Arab cause.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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