as in dimensions
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 glues
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 sizes
Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Mercury Glass Jar Candle Our Ribbed Candles (available in 18 and 12-ounce sizes) offer a variety of rich, warm scents perfect for autumn evenings.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Choose from dozens of colors and five different sizes.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
For earbuds, only some brands include multiple ear tip sizes—for example, the Apple AirPods 4 do not, while the Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 and Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 do.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
Carnivores have 12 cuts and sizes of steak to choose from while seafood aficionados can enjoy live Maine lobster and jumbo lump crabmeat macaroni and cheese.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2025
The alert lists the products' names, UPC numbers, sizes, sell-through dates, store banner names and states for the affected products.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Since then the company has sold well over 2 million of them, made in the same factory in the northeastern French city of Troyes, in a rainbow of colors and ranging from baby sizes to a 400-square-foot-one that’ll soon hang down the front of the Rue Dieu headquarters.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Home designer Allisa Jacobs wrote in a blog post that AI routinely misjudges the proportions and sizes of rooms and furniture, suggesting pieces that wouldn’t realistically fit in the space.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Not every brand that drops inclusive sizes specifically fits the clothes on a plus-size body during the creation process.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Mercury Glass Jar Candle Our Ribbed Candles (available in 18 and 12-ounce sizes) offer a variety of rich, warm scents perfect for autumn evenings.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Choose from dozens of colors and five different sizes.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
For earbuds, only some brands include multiple ear tip sizes—for example, the Apple AirPods 4 do not, while the Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 and Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 do.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
Carnivores have 12 cuts and sizes of steak to choose from while seafood aficionados can enjoy live Maine lobster and jumbo lump crabmeat macaroni and cheese.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2025
The alert lists the products' names, UPC numbers, sizes, sell-through dates, store banner names and states for the affected products.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Since then the company has sold well over 2 million of them, made in the same factory in the northeastern French city of Troyes, in a rainbow of colors and ranging from baby sizes to a 400-square-foot-one that’ll soon hang down the front of the Rue Dieu headquarters.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Home designer Allisa Jacobs wrote in a blog post that AI routinely misjudges the proportions and sizes of rooms and furniture, suggesting pieces that wouldn’t realistically fit in the space.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Sizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizes. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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