to size

idiom

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

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Have sheet metal cut to size at a home improvement center then carefully (because the edges are sharp) fit it into the frame. Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025 Yet Monday’s net inflows were more than three times to size of what was seen the previous Friday, underscoring the surge of interest in the stock following the news. Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 May 2025 That moment usually comes in the sixth or seventh inning, once hitters have had several opportunities to size up the pitches that the starter is throwing. Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 Powering Radios During Outages Many users struggle to size solar solutions for small-power needs like radio charging. Barry Cousins, Forbes, 24 Feb. 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 21 May. 2025.

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