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1
as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
she likes to make dramatic appearances wearing her trademark outsize sunglasses
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2
as in inflated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
I'm tired of having to deal with so many outsize egos at the office
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Recent Examples of outsize
Located in the heart of Downtown near the Arts District, the small factory has made an outsized name for itself in less than a decade with some of the biggest brands in the game.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
During his time in office, Burns has built an outsized social media following for a small city mayor and generated both controversy and support for his conservative views.
—Nora O’Neill 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Sanders, the Browns' fifth-round pick, has generated outsized attention as the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, and despite coming in with an elite college resume at Colorado, has yet to play a regular-season snap.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Only within the last generation has the field embraced the reality that humans have an outsize influence on the natural world.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
During his time in office, Burns has built an outsized social media following for a small city mayor and generated both controversy and support for his conservative views.
—Nora O’Neill 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Sanders, the Browns' fifth-round pick, has generated outsized attention as the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, and despite coming in with an elite college resume at Colorado, has yet to play a regular-season snap.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Only within the last generation has the field embraced the reality that humans have an outsize influence on the natural world.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsize
Adjective
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In March 2025, Vice President Vance even led a high-profile US delegation to the American military base in Greenland to advocate for annexation, despite polling data indicating that a large majority of Greenlanders have expressed no enthusiasm for an American takeover.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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But even when Carr smashes a model boat to smithereens after a professional rejection or Allura imagines herself going full Lemonade on Chase’s sidepiece, their actions feel divorced from any larger context.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Suarez blames too many New Yorkers moving in for the inflated real-estate prices.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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In high-cost coastal cities, higher incomes tend to offset the inflated prices.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Despite being one of three teams to make the playoffs from the NL Central division, the gap between the Cubs and Brewers is sizable.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Disney’s 20th Century Studios spent a sizable $105 million to produce the film, not including marketing expenses.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Complete with a puffy pink dress and exaggerated makeup, her whimsical take on the show’s contestants was a crowd favorite.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The influencer’s minidress featured exaggerated off-the-shoulder sleeves with red and pink toned florals with green stems set against a black fabric.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Jays still face a considerable challenge in this Series.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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After considerable time, referee Cal McNeill announced that the ruling on the field — even though there had not been any indication of one — was that the ball indeed hit a Nevada player and was recovered by the Broncos.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Oct. 2025
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Climate scientists have repeatedly warned that a substantial reduction in fossil fuel use will be necessary to curb global heating, with the burning of coal, oil and gas identified as the chief driver of the climate crisis.—
Sam Meredith,Dan Murphy,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sapp debunked the rumor and mentioned that WWE is paying Knight a substantial amount of money.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Members in a youth boys hockey team from Florida collected their hockey sticks from the oversized baggage area.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 1997, Stewart was pictured wearing overalls, an oversized barn jacket, and over-the-knee mud boots with her arm wrapped around the neck of a cow.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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For a writer of a book that’s politically informed and deals with culture and history, this creates a big problem.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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All eyes were on how the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies would sort out their differences on a range of topics from soybeans and fentanyl to rare earth minerals and high-end computer chips.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Outsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsize. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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