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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The record number of defaults is a canary in the coal mine for large-scale economic problems, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) warned.
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s a total capacity of 32TB across all four bays, which should be large enough for even the most demanding projects, such as ultra-high-definition video, large-scale game models or extensive data files.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Our Universe may be full of stars, galaxies, and a cosmic web of large-scale structure, all separated by the vastness of empty space between them, but it wasn’t born that way.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Over two decades later, firefighters responding to large-scale incidents burning near urban areas — such as those in Los Angeles that burned over 50,000 acres earlier this year — are facing similar levels of toxic exposure.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s a total capacity of 32TB across all four bays, which should be large enough for even the most demanding projects, such as ultra-high-definition video, large-scale game models or extensive data files.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Our Universe may be full of stars, galaxies, and a cosmic web of large-scale structure, all separated by the vastness of empty space between them, but it wasn’t born that way.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Over two decades later, firefighters responding to large-scale incidents burning near urban areas — such as those in Los Angeles that burned over 50,000 acres earlier this year — are facing similar levels of toxic exposure.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Large-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large-scale. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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