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1
as in gigantic
unusually large
built a king-size mansion with the money he had made in the stock market
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2
as in elongated
of great extent from end to end
the king-size snake known as the anaconda
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Recent Examples of king-size
The master bedroom features a king-size bed with an ensuite bath, while the second bedroom has two queen beds and an adjacent bathroom.
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Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
There are also two new Conestoga glamping wagons, king-size beds and twin bunks, electricity, heat and A/C, fridge and microwave, outdoor grill area, and access to a private bathhouse with towels and toiletries.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
One side of this floor is occupied by the primary suite, big enough for a king-size bed and a sitting area.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
In the morning, Cassidy heaves himself from the king-size bed.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
There are also two new Conestoga glamping wagons, king-size beds and twin bunks, electricity, heat and A/C, fridge and microwave, outdoor grill area, and access to a private bathhouse with towels and toiletries.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
One side of this floor is occupied by the primary suite, big enough for a king-size bed and a sitting area.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
In the morning, Cassidy heaves himself from the king-size bed.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for king-size
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The Bucks predictably got a massive game from Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 36 points to go with 12 rebounds, but the absence of their point guard, Lillard, was a gigantic blow.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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But seeing the slow nature of gigantic bureaucratic machines such as these, this is not enough to move beyond policy to practice.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Despite looking and feeling like one elongated shot, the episode was actually filmed in four chunks since production could only shoot for about 90 minutes a day.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
26 Mar. 2025
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Finally, the shape of Earth's orbit can change slightly, from more elongated to less elongated (our average distance from the sun doesn't change).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Scammers convince you to take cash to a bitcoin ATM Her story highlights one huge red flag that consumers must watch out for these days — how scammers are convincing you to take cash to a crypto ATM at the local party store, gas station or grocery.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The 18-year-old has a huge future ahead but is still developing.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The tusk, which is actually an elongated tooth, is mainly found in males and can grow up to 10 feet long.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Chaos is a constant for the outdoor winter sport with single-elimination playoffs that relies on the bounces of an elongated sphere.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Volunteers stirred giant pots of steaming lentils one recent afternoon as people formed a line to receive their portions.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Potential Risks: An MRI machine is, at its core, a giant magnet, and therefore the highest risk potential of receiving a scan is making sure there isn’t any metal in or on your body.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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After a 3-month long girls trip along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a wayward pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales known as Curlew and Koala have finally wandered back to the Atlantic Ocean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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What the governing body decides next will shape the sport for a long time to come.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Over the span of a mammoth, 52-song setlist, the musicians and TDE labelmates traded the stage back and forth and debuted tracks from their newest releases—2024’s GNX and SOS Deluxe: Lana.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2025
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But suffice to say, Snoop gets a dire diagnosis, transports to a battleground set amid giant marijuana plants, gets cozy with a mammoth marijuana bud, dies and visits Tupac, Petty pops in throughout, and Jelly Roll appears in a prison yard, among other wild occurrences.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Institute said while dying adults have previously been filmed by fishermen, the colossal squid have never been seen alive at depth.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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On the season’s closing days, skiers and riders take their turn gaining speed down to the base of the slope, bending their knees and water skiing over a lake, pond or colossal puddle, just hoping to absorb the shock on the other side.—
Anna Fiorentino,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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“King-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king-size. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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