Thesaurus results for SIZES

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noun (1)

plural of size

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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noun (2)

plural of size

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

Noun

More than 80% of the top 50 housing markets saw average home sizes shrink between 2019 and 2025. —

Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 June 2026 Hydrangeas are classic flowering shrubs that offer an array of beautiful colors, flower forms, and sizes. —

Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026 Aside from finding more freight, carriers can use advanced search tools to find the opportunities that best fit them and then bid on deals of different sizes. —

Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 Types of sets Variety sets of pool dive toys include different shapes and sizes, some of which are more challenging to grab or locate than others. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 Designed to fit the tumblers people actually use, these straws come in functional sizes and shapes perfect for everything from water and iced coffee to smoothies. —

ABC News, 22 June 2026 Styles come in sizes that range from XXS to 4X, with bras available in up to 38 sizes in classic SKIMS neutrals such as Snow, Light Heather Grey, Sienna Heather, Cocoa Heather, Onyx and most recently, Peony. —

Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 Losing millions in funding with little warning would directly and quickly impact class sizes, staff recruitment and retention and student programming, the district wrote. —

Ilana Arougheti june 22, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026 This end table, for example, comes in two sizes and features a ribbed edge on the tabletop. —

Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 22 June 2026

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Noun

Definitely include the piece's dimensions in your listing, Kristin Keyes, the founder of Kristin Keyes Interiors, says.

— Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 22 June 2026
All of these dimensions are thought to be as small as physically possible — close to the Planck scale (10-35 meters) — but the researchers proposed that the dark dimension could be significantly bigger than the others — on the order of a micron (10-6 meters).

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 22 June 2026