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Definition of size

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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ˈsīz

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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There are also some school pocket charts that have multiple different types of pocket sizes to hold more than one card set. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 July 2026 The convention, which is expensive to mount even without inflation driving up costs, is constrained by the size of its venue, the San Diego Convention Center, and the availability of affordable hotel rooms for out-of-town guests. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 The size and capabilities of Moonshot’s new open-source Kimi K3 model narrow Washington’s AI lead, underscore the limits of US chip controls, and call into question frenetic AI spending by American tech giants, analysts said. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 What was initially believed to be just a scratch started swelling over the next several hours, causing severe pain and an injury the size of a baseball. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for size

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Whether your particular version of gray hair is bright white, a steely salt-and-pepper, or somewhere stunningly in-between, certain cuts bring out the dimension of your shade and the best of your texture.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 17 July 2026
Mudlarks often linger on the therapeutic and quasi-mystical dimensions of their visits to the river.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of dimension

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Flies eluding the glue traps and the manager’s fancy fly swatter gathered on the cutting board (three), on a clean fying pan (one), on the trash can (three), and on the mop head and a wall (six).

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Fly Traps Fly traps, like hanging glue strips, are usually effective at capturing fruit flies.

— Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 16 July 2026

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In addition to the discrepancy between the two ad loads, the Fox and Telemundo measurements are at odds, as the English-language figures include pre-match coverage, while Telemundo’s reports are match-only averages.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
In the new study, the researchers analyzed more than 16 years of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope along with earlier X-ray, optical and radio measurements.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 21 July 2026

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Surgical tape is a pressure-sensitive adhesive that is used in medicine to secure bandages, gauze and medical devices.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
The aerospace expansion aims to produce high-performance structural adhesives and surfacing products for commercial aerospace and space exploration.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

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The conference in Shanghai shows both the extent and the limits of its reach, with limited involvement of American firms despite what state media called record attendance at this year’s event.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
So to the extent that [a team] doesn’t re-sign a player or chooses to trade a player, of course that player goes to another team.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of extent

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According to Deloitte's 2026 State of AI in the Enterprise, 58% of organizations are using physical AI to at least a limited degree, a proportion expected to grow to 80% over the next two years.

— Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
For those not ready to commit to full goddess proportions, the takeaway is less about achieving exact lengths and more about natural texture and movement.

— Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 17 July 2026

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