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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 king-size version of the Plank Firm is on Prime Day special.
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Julia Forbes, Wired News, 11 July 2025
From the moment she was crowned in 1837, the young queen inherited a king-size problem: British people drank too much tea.
—Sam Kelly, Time, 8 July 2025
The 975-square-foot bungalows have indoor and outdoor showers, dual sinks, and panoramic views of the beach from a king-size bed.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
The largest option, a king pillow, is longer to accommodate the wider dimensions of a king-size mattress.
—Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2025
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Julia Forbes, Wired News, 11 July 2025
From the moment she was crowned in 1837, the young queen inherited a king-size problem: British people drank too much tea.
—Sam Kelly, Time, 8 July 2025
The 975-square-foot bungalows have indoor and outdoor showers, dual sinks, and panoramic views of the beach from a king-size bed.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
The largest option, a king pillow, is longer to accommodate the wider dimensions of a king-size mattress.
—Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for king-size
Adjective
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As the creature lowers a gigantic foot to squash the dog, Superman swoops in to save the precious pup.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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These few minutes with the whale sharks are the culmination of a year’s planning, a gigantic logistical effort to shadow a giant.—
Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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At first slow and elongated, then at grotesque, breakneck turns, Tøndel presents an intense psycho-drama, with slashes of surrealism and a striking, geometric visual language.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
21 July 2025
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The galaxy’s light gets distorted by the gravity of the dark matter, so the image of the galaxy becomes elongated, turning into a little arc.—
Jenna Ahart,
Quanta Magazine,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Powering spacecraft, especially out in the dark, cold outer solar system, is a huge challenge.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
26 July 2025
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So, my ability for my flat serves not only to be coming in at 145 [mph] but also rising above his shoulders is huge.—
Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
26 July 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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But aside from a simmering Josh Brolin as grieving father Archer seeing a vision of a giant semi-automatic in the night sky flashing the time of the unexplained event, there’s too little substance to support those associations.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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The new key art, seen above, shows off Tommy Oliver’s Green Ranger, along with what appears to be a giant Megazord looming behind everything.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Construction electric vehicles have price premiums as high as 50-100%, and long charge times still eat into efficiency.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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But another reason might be that after doing things a certain way for such a long time, nobody has ever made a compelling case for changing much, at least on the surface.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The Alabama commit brings size, experience and versatility to the Lancers’ mammoth offensive line.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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Colossal created the mice by modifying seven genes simultaneously and from information gathered from analysis of woolly, Columbian and steppe mammoth genomes that were up to 1.2 million years old.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Faas had a colossal aura in Vietnam — Falstaffian, fueled by fine wine and refined food, able to entertain for hours with his great sense of humor.—
Gary Knight,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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The stilts are just the tip of the iceberg, if that iceberg were a colossal frozen banana.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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“King-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king-size. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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