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
Last year’s winner was Soshiotsuki by Japanese designer Soshi Otsuki, who has gained cult status for his oversize suits inspired by ‘80s-era Giorgio Armani.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Tommy DeVito showed up to Super Bowl LX in style, sporting a fuzzy brown Columbia jacket and oversized sunglasses.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
How can a small compete in a world of oversize jock beasts?
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Think old skateboard wheels under an oversized cloche on a wooden stand.
—Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Tommy DeVito showed up to Super Bowl LX in style, sporting a fuzzy brown Columbia jacket and oversized sunglasses.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
How can a small compete in a world of oversize jock beasts?
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Think old skateboard wheels under an oversized cloche on a wooden stand.
—Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
Adjective
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Memphis singles capital of Tennessee Memphis had the highest percentage of single people among Tennessee's three largest cities.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
9 Feb. 2026
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She was taken to a clinic in Cortina, then transferred to a larger hospital in Treviso, a two-hour drive to the south.—
ANDREW DAMPF,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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While Bad Bunny’s performance had the advantage of being live at the game, Turning Point’s show brought in a sizable number of streamers.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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That’s a sizable investment in a pitcher who projects as a back-of-the-rotation arm and who is coming off an entire year lost to Tommy John surgery.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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During last year’s outbreak in Texas, there was a substantial proportion of cases in adults older than 20, Moss says.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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During that hearing, BGE lobbyist Brittany Jones indicated that a substantial number of the company’s employees could come under the purview of the bill, because its broad definition of compensation included not only wages, but bonuses and other benefits.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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Treatment was largely ad hoc and depended to a considerable degree on individual commanders, but customarily prisoners would be exchanged or placed on parole—granted their freedom but required by oath not to return to military action.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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As his spatial awareness and shot selection has improved, his considerable skill and athleticism have dazzled more and more.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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This offers a big potential advantage.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The blow was particularly devastating because the show has no big investors or grant financing, Smook said.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Waterfield was a handsome idol returning home with a championship to a movie star wife, in the golden age of Hollywood.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Paper Plane is like a whiskey and orange juice that grew up handsome, and for whom everything is going right.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Indian history is filled with charismatic – and often controversial – figures who commanded huge devotion.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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On that note, while England at that time was strictly sequestered society and enforced attendance at Protestant Church or be brought to court, looking at Shakespeare’s plays, there was this huge counterculture, this cross-current of other beliefs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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