as in dimension
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
we worried that the immense size of the sofa would make getting it through the doorway impossible
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as in glue
a substance used to stick things together
coated the fabric with size before applying it to the wall
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Recent Examples of size
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Chocolate is made from the cacao bean, grown in pods about the size of a football on trees across Central and South America, West Africa, parts of the Caribbean, and Asia.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025
With his pace, motor and size, O’Connor has all the tools to be an impactful depth piece.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Available in five hues, the black and white color offers the largest variety of sizes in stock.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
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It was identified by its preferred habitat, body size, tail length, quills and other subtle physical features.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Chocolate is made from the cacao bean, grown in pods about the size of a football on trees across Central and South America, West Africa, parts of the Caribbean, and Asia.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025
With his pace, motor and size, O’Connor has all the tools to be an impactful depth piece.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Available in five hues, the black and white color offers the largest variety of sizes in stock.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for size
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“Size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/size. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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