\ ˈlärj 
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\larger; largest
Definition of large
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : exceeding most other things of like kind especially in quantity or size : big a large number of complaints
b : dealing in great numbers or quantities
a large and highly profitable business
2a : having more than usual capacity or scope : comprehensive take the large view will take a larger role in the negotiations
c : very successful or popular
a large rock band
3 : extravagant, boastful large talk
6 obsolete
large
adverbDefinition of large (Entry 2 of 3)
1 : in a large manner : extravagantly living large
2 : with the wind abaft the beam
large
nounDefinition of large (Entry 3 of 3)
1 slang : a thousand dollars
at large in the large
1a : free of restraint or confinement
the escaped prisoner is still at large
b : without a specific subject or assignment
critic at large
2 : as a whole
society at large
3 : as the political representative of or to a whole area rather than of one of its subdivisions
—used in combination with a preceding nouna congressman-at-large
4 : at length
5 : in a general way
: on a large scale : in general
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Other Words from large
Adjective
largeness noun
largish \ ˈlär-jish \ adjective
\ adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms for large
Synonyms: Adjective
- big,
- biggish,
- boxcar,
- bulky,
- considerable,
- goodly,
- grand,
- great,
- handsome,
- hefty,
- hulking,
- husky,
- largish,
- outsize
- (also outsized),
- oversize
- (or oversized),
- sizable
- (or sizeable),
- substantial,
- tidy,
- voluminous
Synonyms: Adverb
- expensively,
- extravagantly,
- fatly,
- grandly,
- high,
- lavishly,
- luxuriously,
- opulently,
- palatially,
- plushly,
- richly,
- sumptuously
Antonyms: Adjective
Antonyms: Adverb
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Examples of large in a Sentence
Adjective
a large glass of water
It's the largest city in the state.
These T-shirts are available in three sizes: small, medium, and large.
Which city has the largest population?
Her policies are supported by a large part of the population.
A large number of workers have filed complaints.
He has a very large appetite. Adverb
college students living large on generous allowances from indulgent parents Noun
These shirts are all larges.
“What size ice-cream cones do you want?” “We'll take three larges and a small.”
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Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective That works out to 40 rides a week in the senior center’s sedan, small van and large van.
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John Benson, cleveland, "Fairview Park restarts senior center transportation, eyes reopening facility," 14 Oct. 2020 By then, the United Nations estimates that anywhere between 25 million and one billion people will have been displaced by the impacts of global warming within and between countries, as large stretches of the planet become unbearably hot.
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Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, "This Supreme Court Was Designed to Kill Climate Policies," 14 Oct. 2020 The Clubsport model has a large honeycomb grille, wider doorsills than the regular GTI, model-specific diffuser and rear wing, and two oval tailpipes (other GTIs have a pair of round tailpipes).
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Annie White, Car and Driver, "VW Reveals 296-HP GTI Clubsport, Tuned on the Nurburgring," 14 Oct. 2020 Customers can buy the kits in in two sizes, small, with four donuts, and large, with nine donuts.
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Coral Murphy, USA TODAY, "Dunkin' debuts new Spicy Ghost Pepper Donut for Halloween," 14 Oct. 2020 Viruses travel in tiny specks of fluid, and these specks are large enough that they can be captured by filters of a certain grade.
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Veronique Greenwood, Wired, "Schools (and Children) Need a Fresh Air Fix," 14 Oct. 2020 The fire began at a logging operation, when a large log was dragged over a downed tree, the friction creating a spark that caught hold.
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oregonlive, "Hiking through the Tillamook Burn: An Oregon forest recovers, decades after devastating fires," 14 Oct. 2020 Outside of those, retailers large and small are running likewise substantial sales right now to match up against Amazon’s Prime Day sale.
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Shari Uyehara, NBC News, "Amazon Prime Day 2020: Sales and deals on home and kitchen," 13 Oct. 2020 The city of Los Angeles, home to a large Armenian community, has been the stage of multiple demonstrations in support of Armenia.
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WSJ, "Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Why Are They Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh?," 13 Oct. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb Yet this attitude compellingly characterizes American military adventuring writ large.
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Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Fiction: A Perpetual Battlefield," 9 Oct. 2020 Blackmon's interception loomed large when the Bears eventually cut the lead to eight points.
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Michael Mccleary, The Indianapolis Star, "Colts 'excited' about Julian Blackmon after breakout game vs. Bears," 5 Oct. 2020 The young special education teacher told me that the buildings loomed large in teacher discussions in another way, too.
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Alec Macgillis, ProPublica, "The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning," 28 Sep. 2020 Marie Patino, writing for Bloomberg: So far, there is little support for the dramatic claims that people are fleeing cities writ large.
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Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, "The Capital Note: Forward Guidance & the Fate of Cities," 17 Sep. 2020 Attendance data from last spring, while limited, suggests that the problem loomed large in many districts after school buildings closed in mid-March.
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Abby Goodnough, New York Times, "As Schools Go Remote, Finding ‘Lost’ Students Gets Harder," 22 Sep. 2020 The possibility of technological foul-ups and other potential disasters loomed large.
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oregonlive, "2020 Emmy Awards: Despite a few flubs, the virtual ceremony managed to blend emotion, politics and technology (review)," 20 Sep. 2020 Ginsburg loomed large in several landmark cases arising out of Texas.
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Lauren Mcgaughy, Dallas News, "‘Earth shattering.’ Texans react to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death," 19 Sep. 2020 Repvblik founder Richard Rubin says there’s room for many other developers to start repurposing large, abandoned commercial spaces into affordable housing units.
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Lindsey Mcginnis, The Christian Science Monitor, "Points of Progress: Reforestation project smashes goal, and more," 18 Sep. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Jonah Goldberg is an editor-at-large of National Review Online and a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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Jonah Goldberg Tribune News Service (tns), Star Tribune, "In American politics today, the center is a lonely place to be," 9 Sep. 2020 Errin Haines, editor-at-large for The 19th* who has covered the vice presidential contest, concurred.
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Clare Duffy, CNN, "Democratic women leaders call out sexist news coverage of female vice presidential candidates," 9 Aug. 2020 Beinart, editor-at-large of Jewish Currents and a longtime two-state advocate, changed his mind.
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Roger Cohen New York Times, Star Tribune, "Admit it: Two states for Israel and Palestine remain the least impossible solution," 9 Aug. 2020 The suspect in the shooting of a California deputy remained at-large on Thursday, and his family said the 26-year-old man has a long history of mental illness.
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Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, "California police identify suspect in Paso Robles shooting as transient man with a history of mental illness," 12 June 2020 The suspect, who is 32 to 35 years old, remains at-large.
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Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, "Shooting in Akron wounds teen male, police say," 29 May 2020 In an interview with the Washington Post published this week, Kristol, an editor-at-large of The Bulwark, said the coronavirus pandemic has eroded his hope that institutional constraints can stop Trump from implementing his policy agenda.
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Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, "Bill Kristol: Trump a political 'infection'," 16 May 2020 Salazar called for similar mass testing within the rest of society, warning San Antonio the the jail offered a snapshot of what the community at-large would soon see.
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Mark Dunphy, ExpressNews.com, "'Going to skyrocket': Why sheriff predicted spike in COVID-19 cases at the Bexar County Jail," 4 May 2020 Kara Swisher will become editor-at-large of New York magazine.
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Fortune, "Ginni Rometty on coronavirus unemployment: ‘Everyone’s not going to land back in the same spot’," 14 Apr. 2020
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More Definitions for large
large
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of large
(Entry 1 of 2)
: great in size or amount
: not limited in importance, range, etc.
large
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of large (Entry 2 of 2)
: something that is sold in a large size : something that is bigger than others of the same kind
See the full definition for large in the English Language Learners Dictionary
large
adjective\ ˈlärj \
\larger; largest
Kids Definition of large
: more than most others of a similar kind in amount or size : big a large room a large city
at large
1 : not captured or locked up
The bank robbers are still at large.
2 : as a group or a whole
the public at large
3 : representing a whole state or district
a delegate-at-large
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