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to size

idiom

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

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The fit is true to size, fitting closely but without restricting our range of motion. Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025 Even so, there are alternatives that similarly allow homeowners to size up without paying off an underlying mortgage or securing a lower-than-average rate on a new home. Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025 According to Buder, who also works as an engineer at Vielo, the aircraft-grade carbon tubes were first cleaned and cut to size, then bonded using an epoxy-carbon composite. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025 The fourth generation of the Lexus LS that appeared in 2006 brought more substantial changes to the package, in everything from design to power to size to tech. Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025 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 Dec. 2025.

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