to size

phrase

: to the specific size needed
The lumber can be cut to size.

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Carriers respond to size, and a single small business negotiating on its own simply doesn’t have it. — Glynn Frechette, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Some communities have specific rules for bagging, bundling or cutting yard debris to size, so check with your local waste hauler before putting it out for collection. — Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The Nuggets felt comfortable enough asking Diallo to size up defensively. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Iroquois envoys regularly visited colonists, both to size up their ambitious rivals and to give advice on how to survive on an American continent where Native American culture dominated. — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to size

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“To size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20size. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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