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
In an era when many brands chase attention through oversized logos and fast-changing aesthetics, Coach has found a rhythm that feels steady and enduring.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Today, geothermal boreholes are drilled with oversized rigs designed for oil and gas projects.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
The duo, with Char Defrancesco and Nick Newbold in tow, were met in the first-floor salon by the sound of a ghost piano as a model sipped from an oversize teacup.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Rihanna teamed the dress with oversized earrings and a rose ring and, for a casual twist, some lime green sneakers.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oversize
Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Today, geothermal boreholes are drilled with oversized rigs designed for oil and gas projects.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
The duo, with Char Defrancesco and Nick Newbold in tow, were met in the first-floor salon by the sound of a ghost piano as a model sipped from an oversize teacup.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Rihanna teamed the dress with oversized earrings and a rose ring and, for a casual twist, some lime green sneakers.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
Adjective
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In follow-up comments, the original poster noted that their roommate had already claimed the larger room.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Rather, the goal is to maximise investment returns – Mounsey-Heysham and his co-founders just happen to believe the best way to do that is to identify companies with convincing answers to large and seemingly intractable societal problems.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Housed in a tube that’s significantly bigger than most brow gels, the fatter, curved side of the spoolie brush applies the product and fluffs up brows, while the flat side arranges arches.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Save from isolated slip-ups, all addressed by and mended with the captain, there were no big issues.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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No liquor, no food, just an enormous outdoor patio teeming with Carolina Blue, popular bands, students, alumni and celebrities.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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One of the enormous elk lived in immense, rough country near Ennis, Montana.—
Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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