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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Sculptures and large-scale paintings typically fill the museum’s exhibition halls, as well.
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Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Geoengineering refers to intentional large-scale efforts to change the climate to counteract global warming.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Even as large-scale reviews of children with long Covid find absenteeism to be a consistent issue, schools have little insight into whether poor attendance in their district may derive, in part, from kids struggling with the condition.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
The artist will curate the objects, and two large-scale installations will anchor the exhibition beneath the store’s central glass roofs.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Geoengineering refers to intentional large-scale efforts to change the climate to counteract global warming.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Even as large-scale reviews of children with long Covid find absenteeism to be a consistent issue, schools have little insight into whether poor attendance in their district may derive, in part, from kids struggling with the condition.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
The artist will curate the objects, and two large-scale installations will anchor the exhibition beneath the store’s central glass roofs.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Large-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large-scale. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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