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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Their efforts expanded after the Voting Rights Act, when large-scale campaigns like Operation Big Vote helped transform elections across South Florida. Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 When insurers refuse to deliver the coverage people have paid for, this is large-scale theft. Jane Kim, Oc Register, 2 May 2026 Upstairs, the 49 rooms channel Arts and Crafts style with botanical fabrics, jade-green onyx bathrooms, and a strong showing of Texas artists, including Howard Sherman, whose large-scale abstracts anchor the walls. Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026 The modular nature of the technology means it can be deployed in small units on rooftops or expanded into large-scale arrays to form solar hydrogen farms in regions with high solar exposure. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for large-scale

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“Large-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large-scale. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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