variants
or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue
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At the top right is the head of the dry river bed — where the life-size heron statue is — and the bed curves down to the driveway on the left.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
More recent editions include a bronze by Edgar Degas, Picasso’s Pregnant Woman, and Daniel Edwards’s controversial, life-size depiction of Britney Spears giving birth.
—Elizabeth Kiefer, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Buc-ee's is taking a Georgia convenience store chain to federal court, accusing it of copying its famous beaver brand right down to the cartoon mascot, the color scheme, and the life-size animal statue out front.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Butler, a Howard University cum laude alum, is credited with creating a new genre of quilting using photographs and sketches that celebrate Black life in life-size stunning portraits.
—Sandra Guzman, USA Today, 4 May 2026
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
More recent editions include a bronze by Edgar Degas, Picasso’s Pregnant Woman, and Daniel Edwards’s controversial, life-size depiction of Britney Spears giving birth.
—Elizabeth Kiefer, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Buc-ee's is taking a Georgia convenience store chain to federal court, accusing it of copying its famous beaver brand right down to the cartoon mascot, the color scheme, and the life-size animal statue out front.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Butler, a Howard University cum laude alum, is credited with creating a new genre of quilting using photographs and sketches that celebrate Black life in life-size stunning portraits.
—Sandra Guzman, USA Today, 4 May 2026
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“Life-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-size. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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