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Minus Lee, the Golden Eagles don’t have the size up front to match any of those heavyweights, especially Cherry Creek.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Reviewers have also pointed out that the style runs small, so size up for best results.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Ashcraft, who checks in at 6-foot-1 and 250 pounds, gives the team some size up front; so does the 210-pound Avelar.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The large downward revision indicating that the company has not been able to accurately size up demand.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Reviewers have also pointed out that the style runs small, so size up for best results.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Ashcraft, who checks in at 6-foot-1 and 250 pounds, gives the team some size up front; so does the 210-pound Avelar.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The large downward revision indicating that the company has not been able to accurately size up demand.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for size up
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Hit play on the player below to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript beneath it.—
Caren Bohan,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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This week, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican president has overstepped federal law with many of his tariffs.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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