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or sizeable
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 substantial
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
The workers represented a sizable share of the overall NSC workforce, which grew to about 300 workers under President Joe Biden but had already been operating with less than half that figure under Trump.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Maikel Garcia sandwiched a two-run double in the third inning to give the club a sizable lead.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
While a new contract will need to be worked out to keep him in town long-term, the two sides have yet to make sizable progress.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Measures that would give policyholders a financial break in the form of a tax credit or tax deduction have hit a wall due to sizable costs.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Maikel Garcia sandwiched a two-run double in the third inning to give the club a sizable lead.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
While a new contract will need to be worked out to keep him in town long-term, the two sides have yet to make sizable progress.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Measures that would give policyholders a financial break in the form of a tax credit or tax deduction have hit a wall due to sizable costs.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sizable
Adjective
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Over 1,000 cattle or calf pairs also qualify as a large CAFO.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Their 11-point lead (73-62) was their largest of the night until garbage time free throws with under a minute left.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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Health insurers - losers The bill includes substantial funding cuts for the U.S. Medicaid program, with fiscal hawks pushing for cuts to partly offset the cost of the bill's tax components.—
Shashwat Chauhan,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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With the transfer window looming, Barca president Joan Laporta suggested in May that more substantial change to the goalkeeping line-up would come this summer.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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According to data presented by Soltero, both Oak Terrace and Red Oak have seen a considerable decline in enrollment in a five-year period, although Oak Terrace has seen more than double that of Red Oak; about 31% compared to Red Oak’s 13%.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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But barring a considerable deterioration of the macroeconomic climate, another production hike appears to be on the horizon next month as well.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The storms have brought significant thunder and lightning but generally have been accompanied by light rainfall, a tenth of an inch or less.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Kurt Polzin, chief engineer of NASA's space nuclear propulsion projects, said significant technical hurdles stand in the way of any propulsion system selected to power heavy cargo and humans to Mars.—
Stephen Clark – Jun 3,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2025
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Merz recently vowed to make Germany’s army the strongest in Europe, but in order to meet that pledge, he will be required to spend huge sums of money to modernize, train and equip soldiers.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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The sixth installment in Warner Bros. and New Line’s long-running horror property, in which people die in increasingly insane incidents, is a huge hit.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Officers responded around 4 a.m. to a major accident on Texas 121 and Beach Street.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2025
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Alcaraz has now beaten Sinner – who had won 20 straight major matches – five straight times.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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As such, the vast majority of professional women in our workforce have interrupted careers; sadly, the resultant gaps on their resumés make resuming work and maintaining traction exceedingly difficult, sometimes impossible.—
Susan Rietano Davey,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
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When Autonomous Agents Go Rogue AI agents employ machine learning to continually learn from vast volumes of real-time data.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Sizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizable. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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