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Recent Examples of big
Adjective
Little rolls of film, no bigger than hockey pucks, sat inside a large glass pot, under a lid, together with silica gel. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 The big contracts, top draft picks and splashy trades have all concentrated on offensive players. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
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The Sky are coming off a shocking win over the New York Liberty, beating the defending champions 91-85 on Thursday night thanks to big nights from the team's bigs. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 And now, for the first time, a woman has made it to the bigs. Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for big
Recent Examples of Synonyms for big
Adjective
  • Earlier this year, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek rattled global markets after claiming to create a large language chatbot that outperformed competitors at a fraction of the cost.
    Ashley Capoot,Samantha Subin, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Other states with large independent voter shares include New Hampshire, Connecticut, North Carolina, Iowa and Oregon, showing how independent voters are spread throughout red, blue and purple states.
    Julia Manchester, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Some researchers also point to major gaps in accountability.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • And here, roundabouts make a major difference because drivers don’t turn left in front of oncoming traffic.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Sabel made the trek and quickly realized the greater need in Sri Lanka and worldwide was for regasification facilities that receive the LNG and covert it back into gas for power generation.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • However, critics are still calling for greater transparency surrounding the case.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Designed with type 3 and 4 curls in mind, the formula not only clears away residue but also nourishes, thanks to moisture-rich ingredients like shea butter and coconut oil.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Boasting striking geological features and containing one of the world’s richest fossil beds, Badlands National Park in South Dakota draws visitors from across the globe to witness its rugged beauty.
    Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Transfer fee add-ons, or ‘contingent consideration’, to use accountancy lingo, can be accounted for in different ways, with three main practices used in the industry.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Frontier Drive is also envisioned as the project’s main street and will be lined with shops and restaurants.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • These jeans are fashionable and comfortable enough to take me from the airport terminal straight to the office.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Only the first is still fashionable, and the last has been so debased, misused, and weaponized over the centuries as to be almost unspeakable in polite company.
    Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The City of Boston has paid $150,000 as part of a settlement agreement with two Black men wrongfully accused in the 1989 murder of a white pregnant woman, Carol Stuart.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Nonetheless, Bauer's recommendation would be to pause before taking acetaminophen while pregnant blanket advice that doctors give for all medications during that period, but which may be ignored.
    Amy Maxmen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Previously home to a long-standing restaurant called Andiamo, the space had a dark, wood-heavy aesthetic.
    Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • That something special largely comes from a heavy, spitting topspin forehand that dovetails with an aggressive backhand slice — the result of Tjen growing up idolizing three-time Grand Slam champion Ash Barty.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Big.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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