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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Reliable early estimates can also reduce the need for extensive wind tunnel testing or large-scale computer simulations.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
The state has also advanced in large-scale restoration through innovative mechanisms such as restoration concessions, while intensifying actions to combat deforestation and forest fires.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
On Thursday, Chan and Zuckerberg also announced that Biohub has hired the team at EvolutionaryScale, an AI research lab that has created large-scale AI systems for the life sciences.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
The United States also needs industrial capacity—the scale and endurance to sustain large-scale operations over time, deploy sufficient forces across multiple theaters, and maintain readiness for multiple simultaneous conflicts.
—Eyck Freymann, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
The state has also advanced in large-scale restoration through innovative mechanisms such as restoration concessions, while intensifying actions to combat deforestation and forest fires.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
On Thursday, Chan and Zuckerberg also announced that Biohub has hired the team at EvolutionaryScale, an AI research lab that has created large-scale AI systems for the life sciences.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
The United States also needs industrial capacity—the scale and endurance to sustain large-scale operations over time, deploy sufficient forces across multiple theaters, and maintain readiness for multiple simultaneous conflicts.
—Eyck Freymann, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Large-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large-scale. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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