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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
Adjective
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China today accounts for seven of the world’s largest indoor ski resorts – only SnowWorld Landgraaf in the Netherlands, Alpincenter Hamburg-Wittenberg in Germany and Ski Dubai in the UAE made the global top 10 from outside of China, according to the report.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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According to Michigan's Department of Natural Resources, the Pigeon River State Forest is the largest swath of contiguous undeveloped land in the state's Lower Peninsula.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The bowl is big, almost as wide across as a soccer ball.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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There were big donations for conservation efforts, including donations to help protect the Vjosa River in Albania.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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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 15 Sep. 2025.
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