large-scale
adjective
1
: involving many people or things
Their equipment is suitable for large-scale production.
2
: covering or involving a large area
a large-scale map
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Accessibility The large-scale layout includes elevators, ramps, and accessible pathways throughout most areas of the property, and the hotel also offers ADA-compliant rooms.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Despite these promising signals, large-scale, long-term human studies remain limited.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
In recent weeks, private companies were able to avoid the large-scale absences some airports that use TSA staff were struggling with as their employees went unpaid during the partial government shutdown.
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Fifth Ward residents have long worried the large-scale East River development will undermine their neighborhood’s identity.
—Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Despite these promising signals, large-scale, long-term human studies remain limited.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
In recent weeks, private companies were able to avoid the large-scale absences some airports that use TSA staff were struggling with as their employees went unpaid during the partial government shutdown.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Fifth Ward residents have long worried the large-scale East River development will undermine their neighborhood’s identity.
—Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Large-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large-scale. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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