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
Crisp white linens and oversized beds add comfort, with faux-fur throws draped across them for texture.
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The oversized side door should be easier to open and close when getting in and out of the trailer and ensure a more secure hard-sided camping space with no need for tent fabric or awkward lift-gate closures.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
The film begins the night of Judy’s birth, in 1964, when a young Ed and Lorraine (Orion Smith and Madison Lawlor, respectively) extricate themselves from a possible exorcism of a bizarre oversized mirror, race to the hospital and revive a dead Judy through the power of prayer.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Well, last night in New York City, Hailey Bieber stepped out for dinner wearing an off-duty look that was very much giving modern-day Grease—right down to the oversized moto jacket and sexy mules.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The oversized side door should be easier to open and close when getting in and out of the trailer and ensure a more secure hard-sided camping space with no need for tent fabric or awkward lift-gate closures.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
The film begins the night of Judy’s birth, in 1964, when a young Ed and Lorraine (Orion Smith and Madison Lawlor, respectively) extricate themselves from a possible exorcism of a bizarre oversized mirror, race to the hospital and revive a dead Judy through the power of prayer.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Well, last night in New York City, Hailey Bieber stepped out for dinner wearing an off-duty look that was very much giving modern-day Grease—right down to the oversized moto jacket and sexy mules.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
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Treasury markets, already under strain from persistent deficits and weak auction demand, now face prospect of absorbing the largest unplanned government financing operation in modern history.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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But while Colorado officials have touted the state's ties to the Air Force as a reason for Space Command to remain there, Alabama officials have long lobbied hard that as a hub for aerospace and defense, Huntsville, the largest city in the state, is a far better home base.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Astronomers have discovered a brand-new type of planet outside our solar system that, even in its infancy, is already bigger than Jupiter.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Other big stories ➤ The economy is slowing, and Arizona no longer ranks among the states creating the most jobs.—
Powered By,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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But with each passing summer of enormous transfer spending, the chances of turning the boat around fade ever further.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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There has been an enormous amount of press coverage of the battle over gerrymandering in the last month.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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