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Recent Examples of outsize The toy industry in particular, given its outsize reliance on Chinese imports, has expressed concern that should the tariffs remain in place, shoppers could face significantly higher costs and product shortages as far off as Christmas. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 Texas, with its extensive network of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities, is beginning to play an outsize role in the litigation. Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 2 May 2025 On Tuesday, a single story about Amazon, published by the Beltway-insider news site Punchbowl, prompted an outsize reaction from the White House. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025 California mirrors federal government The outsize growth in management in recent years is not limited to California state government. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outsize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsize
Adjective
  • The Met has marshalled its lavish resources to present its first new staging of the work since 2004: hulking sets, images of artful horror, Wagnerian voices, a monster orchestra unleashing a storm of sound.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • And while there’s still some humor to be mined from the general inhumanity of this hulking tank quietly standing around in someone else’s story, the narrative isn’t complex enough to sustain itself.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • In these scenarios, defenders have to bounce back onto their heels, creating an inflated amount of space — and giving the guard an immediate advantage in the first step to cut into open space and catch a quick flip pass for a rapid-fire shot.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • While brands like Pappy Van Winkle, Weller, and Blanton’s get all the attention, there’s a whole world of underrated bourbons that offer incredible flavor without the impossible hunt or inflated price tag.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • The handsome and charismatic Lord Edward Fitzgerald, an Anglican son of a duke, renounced his title and commanded the society’s militia.
    Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
  • Ian had been handsome, popular, in love with a new girlfriend—the kind of golden boy upon whom fortune smiles.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • The ensemble was crafted with a form-fitting silhouette and included such exaggerated elements as sharp shoulders.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
  • Her ensemble also featured a black floor-length gown with exaggerated shoulders and a turquoise bow belt extending into a floor-grazing sash.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • However, implementing such a complex solution requires an attentive eye and considerable preparation.
    Atal Bansal, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • The proposal has faced considerable opposition from lawmakers and analysts over various issues from costs to capacity.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Of the largest companies – those with 20,000 or more employees – 70% cover IVF.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • The Redditor described living in a large suburban community surrounded by woods, where wildlife like foxes and bears are common.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • Organizers unveiled a new dress code Monday, with rules prohibiting nudity as well as oversize gowns and trains.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2025
  • Zeebo was alarming in oversize fun-house form and as a ghost demanding the return of his nose, even if his character design wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Fred Clemens, the lodge owner, told us that a few big bass had been caught in Grassy Bay, also some husky channel cats running to 12 pounds.
    Don Shiner, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
  • In a viral TikTok video, a Siberian husky puppy is filmed meeting a kitten for the very first time in his life, and his heartening reaction to the feline has quickly turned him into a social-media sensation.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Outsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsize. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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