variants
or oversized
as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
a softball is an oversize and less densely stuffed baseball
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Recent Examples of oversize
It was accented by a Tiffany blue sash around her waist that tied into an oversize bow at her back before floating out into a short train.
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Hedy Phillips, People.com, 23 May 2025
This oversize denim shacket offers a fit that's both comfortable and on-trend.
—Jené Luciani Sena
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
Like Scooby-Doo, Marmaduke is a lovable but bumbling giant dog known for his goofy antics and oversize presence.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
This series of tests will consume the bulk of the appointment time, and most involve wearing a pair of oversize, noise-isolating headsets like professional musicians use.
—Christopher Null, Wired News, 19 June 2025
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Hedy Phillips, People.com, 23 May 2025
This oversize denim shacket offers a fit that's both comfortable and on-trend.
—Jené Luciani Sena
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
Like Scooby-Doo, Marmaduke is a lovable but bumbling giant dog known for his goofy antics and oversize presence.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
This series of tests will consume the bulk of the appointment time, and most involve wearing a pair of oversize, noise-isolating headsets like professional musicians use.
—Christopher Null, Wired News, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
Adjective
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Stablecoins are coming forward as one of the most plausible crypto applications for real-world transactions, and several of the largest retailers globally, including Walmart (NYSE:WMT), are taking note.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Oaktree, which is on the way to amassing one of the largest independent library catalogs in the industry with about 70,000 movies and episodes, will fold its growing media footprint into a new holding company called Radial Entertainment.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Through their new Up Payment program, Progressive is helping more first-time and first-gen buyers take that first big step. Take out your phones and scan the QR code on the screen — or visit progressive.com/openthehouse — to start your journey today.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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One big winner carries the fund, while generally nine others are duds or all-out failures.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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And for what? To cover only a fraction of the enormous cost of the bill, which will add more than $3 trillion to the federal debt by 2034.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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With that enormous amount of moisture serving as fuel, the winds hitting the escarpment in West Texas served as a kind of match that started the storms.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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