variants
or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue
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The puzzle-like slats holding the barrel together, called staves, are often used in his creations, incorporated into cocktail muddlers and cigar rests, not to mention a recent life-size buffalo made from the spent barrel pieces.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
At Ballet Arte Academy, the Solana Beach studio where Pointeworks founder Sophie Williams got her start, a life-size model of a human skeleton hangs to the right of the door, equipped with a bell that dangles from the pelvic bone.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
This is a trend that has blossomed in recent years as Lego began offering more car build kits and showing off life-size car builds at events and auto shows.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Located at the center of the land, known as the Black Spire Outpost, the queue for the ride begins outside a life-size model of the Millennium Falcon.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
At Ballet Arte Academy, the Solana Beach studio where Pointeworks founder Sophie Williams got her start, a life-size model of a human skeleton hangs to the right of the door, equipped with a bell that dangles from the pelvic bone.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
This is a trend that has blossomed in recent years as Lego began offering more car build kits and showing off life-size car builds at events and auto shows.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Located at the center of the land, known as the Black Spire Outpost, the queue for the ride begins outside a life-size model of the Millennium Falcon.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
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“Life-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-size. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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