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Recent Examples of overscale
Yes, agents need to protect overscale income.
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Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2023
Colors, such as the peacock blue of the side chair, and patterns, like the overscale geometric throw on the bed, appear in moments that add punch to the timeless appeal of the room's classic trimwork and warm wood floors.
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Marisa Donnelly,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2023
Dennese Guadeloupe Rojas, principal designer at Interiors by Design in Silver Spring, Md., warns that buying a one-and-done suite from a furniture showroom can saddle you with both a dull room and relentlessly overscale pieces.
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Nina Molina,
WSJ,
27 Oct. 2022
The idea that there’s been this downward pressure on writer overscale income and connecting it to the diversification of the agency’s businesses was not something that necessarily was obvious to us at all at the time.
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Jonathan Handel,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Sep. 2019
The couple’s guests are immediately greeted with a generous pour of rosé Champagne in an overscale glass with a single giant ice cube — a personal touch that has become something of a party signature for the pair.
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Hillary Brown,
House Beautiful,
29 Nov. 2017
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2023
Colors, such as the peacock blue of the side chair, and patterns, like the overscale geometric throw on the bed, appear in moments that add punch to the timeless appeal of the room's classic trimwork and warm wood floors.
—
Marisa Donnelly,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2023
Dennese Guadeloupe Rojas, principal designer at Interiors by Design in Silver Spring, Md., warns that buying a one-and-done suite from a furniture showroom can saddle you with both a dull room and relentlessly overscale pieces.
—
Nina Molina,
WSJ,
27 Oct. 2022
The idea that there’s been this downward pressure on writer overscale income and connecting it to the diversification of the agency’s businesses was not something that necessarily was obvious to us at all at the time.
—
Jonathan Handel,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Sep. 2019
The couple’s guests are immediately greeted with a generous pour of rosé Champagne in an overscale glass with a single giant ice cube — a personal touch that has become something of a party signature for the pair.
—
Hillary Brown,
House Beautiful,
29 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overscale
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Several large merchant ships used the southern route on Sunday heading for ports in the Gulf, according to ship tracking service Marine Traffic.
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Someone in the Mamdani administration should look at what happened in the 1970s and ’80s when the city became the largest landlord in the five boroughs.
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The relaxed fit feels breathable and comfortable without looking oversized, while the V-neckline and small front buttons add just enough detail to elevate it beyond a basic tee.
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While the Retro 87 appears to come with a blue set of 8BitDo’s oversized Dual Super Buttons, a matching number pad is conspicuously missing.
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Large cans of jalapeños and taco sauce, tins of jumbo squid, sacks filled with varying flour types, jars of grape leaves, curry paste, pickled ginger, Japanese mayo, lychee in syrup, Mediterranean chocolate candies and a wide variety of ramen noodle packets were among the items on the shelves.
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For that reason, these loans have federal requirements that proprietary jumbo mortgages don’t.
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This puffy tote is from the same brand as a toiletry bag Oprah included on her 2025 Favorite Things list, and it’s backed by a sizable fan club (it’s been purchased more than 3,000 times in the past month alone).
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But after a long day on the slopes, your aching limbs might need a cooldown, which is where the home’s sizable indoor pool comes in.
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The amount was $2, but in a world where a farmworker’s wages might only be $5 a day, that was substantial, said Dahmer’s son, Dennis Dahmer Sr.
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The breadth of the acquisition represented by the two gifts establishes the Menil Collection as one of the most substantial repositories of Winters’ work in the United States, the museum said.
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Great for small and large living spaces alike, a rectangular coffee table can make your room feel bigger.
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Its competition includes both the Brother VC-500W label printer, which uses the same Zero Ink (Zink) technology, and the Canon Selphy QX20 photo printer, which can also print photos in both rectangular and square formats.
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The vehicle had considerable front-end damage, and the airbags were deployed.
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Such an acquisition would enhance Abu Dhabi’s already considerable and diverse arsenal of standoff weapons.
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Surprising Fact One particular place where the court's ruling is likely to make a difference is in television ads, as candidates pay a much cheaper rate than parties or outside groups like super PACs do.
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The gaming giants have given more than $40 million in the past year to a political action committee called Win for America, which then disperses the cash to affiliated, hyper-partisan super PACs that try to influence state races around the country.
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“Overscale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overscale. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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