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1
as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
a sizable sum of money
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2
as in considerable
sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention
a sizable increase in attendance since the team began its winning streak a sizable raise
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Recent Examples of sizable
Haynes defeats Hall in District 2 Shamaiye Haynes maintained a sizable lead over Juanrique Hall in District 2, which covers uptown and west Charlotte.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Tuesday's results showed the party is on the offensive, with all three candidates projected to score sizable wins over their opponents.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
That group makes up a smaller, but sizeable, share of the population with Obamacare plans.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
And that is with each site taking an admittedly conservative approach on international players, meaning the Illini’s new duo of Mihailo Petrovic and David Mirkovic are not expected to make a sizable impact.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Tuesday's results showed the party is on the offensive, with all three candidates projected to score sizable wins over their opponents.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
That group makes up a smaller, but sizeable, share of the population with Obamacare plans.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
And that is with each site taking an admittedly conservative approach on international players, meaning the Illini’s new duo of Mihailo Petrovic and David Mirkovic are not expected to make a sizable impact.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sizable
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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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Colorado football's third season with Deion Sanders at the helm has been met with considerable headwinds.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The pleasant, polished drama provides a compassionate take on a high schooler undergoing considerable change, its only debit being the arguably too-neat depiction of that transitional circumstance.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Climate scientists have repeatedly warned that a substantial reduction in fossil fuel use will be necessary to curb global heating, with the burning of coal, oil and gas identified as the chief driver of the climate crisis.—
Sam Meredith,Dan Murphy,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sapp debunked the rumor and mentioned that WWE is paying Knight a substantial amount of money.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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That’s a significant contrast to other parts of the Forbidden City, marked by wide open spaces intended to represent the grandeur of imperial power and territory.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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This development poses potentially significant implications for American travelers and the airline industry dependent on reliable air transportation.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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At the center of all the glitzy havoc—her face often looming on a huge flat screen that rolls around the stage, following actors like a hulking LED stalker—is of course Chenoweth.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Todd also had a huge sack in the fourth quarter.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 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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“Sizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizable. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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