1
as in sizable
of a size greater than average of its kind
he was hungry, so he ordered the large pizza
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2
as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
a color that will be very large this spring if the fashion designers have their way
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as in high
in a luxurious manner
college students living large on generous allowances from indulgent parents
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Recent Examples of large
Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Lodging options range from studios and cottages to large guest houses ideal for multigenerational groups.
—Julie Bielenberg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
The crypto industry writ large ended up as the largest source of political donations during the 2024 presidential election campaign.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Sorry, congressman, but if someone is running for governor of the nation’s largest state, the mistakes aren’t just between him and his wife.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Lodging options range from studios and cottages to large guest houses ideal for multigenerational groups.
—Julie Bielenberg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
That these are happening at a moment of precariousness for the industry writ large makes the stakes that much higher.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
The crypto industry writ large ended up as the largest source of political donations during the 2024 presidential election campaign.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for large
Adjective
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But Democrats picked up momentum on the issue in 2025 races with messaging centered on cost of living, including sizable wins in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races.—
Mary Ramsey
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Amazon eventually churned out sizable profits and grew to dominate new markets.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Art directors, record execs—young fashionable folk come here post-work for a sip of something creative before moving on elsewhere.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway are a coordinating, fashionable duo during the Devil Wears Prada 2 Tokyo fan event on April 6.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Senators captain Brady Tkachuk took a puck up high late in the second period, returned for one shift in the third and then did not return.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Robertson has 44 goals, two short of his career high scored three years ago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation last month, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening already substantial political hurdles for the White House.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its techniques are still breathtaking today, richer and more substantial than any images that came before and many that followed.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Boxy, aggressive styling on SUVs has been hugely popular with consumers.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Naked Maxi Dress Barely there gowns are more popular than ever–on the runways at Paris Fashion Week and on the red carpets of awards season–as the ultimate bargaining chip to the attention economy.—
Chloé Versabeau,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2026
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To be in a place built—so very expensively—on fossil fuels, listening to endless green talk from an industry profiting off planetary destruction, is far more discombobulating than the astonishing shopping options.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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The soundtrack boasts expensively familiar crowd-pleasers by the likes of Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie and Billy Joel.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Colman Domingo put his considerable fashion bona fides into a sketch on last night’s Saturday Night Live about FIT students trying to describe the perpetrator of an armed robbery.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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The average American of 1925, Bradley noted, citing his team’s considerable research for its new book, lived at a standard of living roughly comparable to South Africa today.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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As investigators searched the area with the bamboo again, Horner smoked cigarettes and seemed relaxed, making small talk about his favorite foods, work schedules and the weather.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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For now, at least, there is no clear early favorite.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Large.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/large. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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