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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China earlier this week debuted new, sophisticated weapons during its large-scale military parade through Beijing, including underwater capabilities and lasers for ships.
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Ellie Cook
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
By July, the department walked back its need for a large-scale reduction in force.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
For anyone embedded in the Hue ecosystem—or anyone who has stayed out because of the accessories' relatively high prices—today's large-scale overhaul of the lineup may be of interest.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
The breakthrough, led by Nadja Manser, a PhD student and researcher at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), came during a series of large-scale experiments alongside ETH Zurich and the Bern University of Applied Sciences.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ellie Cook
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
By July, the department walked back its need for a large-scale reduction in force.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
For anyone embedded in the Hue ecosystem—or anyone who has stayed out because of the accessories' relatively high prices—today's large-scale overhaul of the lineup may be of interest.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
The breakthrough, led by Nadja Manser, a PhD student and researcher at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), came during a series of large-scale experiments alongside ETH Zurich and the Bern University of Applied Sciences.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Large-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large-scale. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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