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
Up top, the signature Amels sundeck sports an oversized Jacuzzi at one end and an alfresco dining area at the other.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
But Cuba’s success has also resulted from the country’s oversized diplomatic presence in the United Nations system, which Cuban authorities have used to prevent international isolation.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Accommodations include deep soaking tubs, oversize beds, huge walk-in closets for storing bulky winter items, and sofas that convert to an extra bed for families or small groups.
—Adam H. Graham, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
The same idea applies to larger, autonomous drones capable of moving oversize loads long distances.
—Maximilian K. Bremer, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
But Cuba’s success has also resulted from the country’s oversized diplomatic presence in the United Nations system, which Cuban authorities have used to prevent international isolation.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Accommodations include deep soaking tubs, oversize beds, huge walk-in closets for storing bulky winter items, and sofas that convert to an extra bed for families or small groups.
—Adam H. Graham, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
The same idea applies to larger, autonomous drones capable of moving oversize loads long distances.
—Maximilian K. Bremer, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
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In March 2025, Vice President Vance even led a high-profile US delegation to the American military base in Greenland to advocate for annexation, despite polling data indicating that a large majority of Greenlanders have expressed no enthusiasm for an American takeover.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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But even when Carr smashes a model boat to smithereens after a professional rejection or Allura imagines herself going full Lemonade on Chase’s sidepiece, their actions feel divorced from any larger context.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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For a writer of a book that’s politically informed and deals with culture and history, this creates a big problem.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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All eyes were on how the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies would sort out their differences on a range of topics from soybeans and fentanyl to rare earth minerals and high-end computer chips.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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But at some point in the near future, data-center spending will likely outpace even these enormous cash flows, reducing Big Tech’s liquidity and worrying investors.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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There, in a cluster of enormous hangars and test buildings at Moffett Field, engineers were already shaping the future, not with code and computers, but with wind.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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