as in dimension
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
we worried that the immense size of the sofa would make getting it through the doorway impossible
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as in glue
a substance used to stick things together
coated the fabric with size before applying it to the wall
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Recent Examples of size
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The Pepper Cannon also adjusts easily to so many different grind sizes.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
Last year, Disney agreed to pay the NBA $2.6 billion a year — nearly twice the size of its previous deal — in order to keep a package of games that includes the NBA Finals.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
It’s designed to be small, typically a single bedroom, living room and a small kitchen, typically 20% of the size of the larger home on the lot, Gage said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
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The turnout has since doubled in size with about 300 people attending the most recent event in July.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The Pepper Cannon also adjusts easily to so many different grind sizes.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
Last year, Disney agreed to pay the NBA $2.6 billion a year — nearly twice the size of its previous deal — in order to keep a package of games that includes the NBA Finals.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
It’s designed to be small, typically a single bedroom, living room and a small kitchen, typically 20% of the size of the larger home on the lot, Gage said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/size. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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