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
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Black-and-white stripes of all orientations and sizes packed a subtle preppy punch; giant sun hats were paired (expectedly) with breezy dresses and (unexpectedly) with sweater vests, ties and trousers; and bright pops of red infused the collection with intentional excitement.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
With a large range of sizes and color options in both wide and extra-wide, everyone’s bound to find a pair that fits.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Apple's new Qi2 25W MagSafe Charger comes in two sizes.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Trending Video For consistency, all of the prices reflect queen sizes.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Policymakers can have an impact on access by limiting package sizes for high-risk drugs and expanding the use of blister packages that require a person to pop out each pill individually, Hays said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The organizer sits on a 360-degree swivel base and comes with multiple insert trays with customizable heights to store products of varying shapes and sizes.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Interestingly enough, this particular unit was one among several different production-ready transforming wet bathroom concepts making a debut at the show in vehicles of various sizes.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
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Each of the bays on the Orico 40Gbps SSD External SSD enclosure is compatible with M-Key NVMe SSDs in different sizes like 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Black-and-white stripes of all orientations and sizes packed a subtle preppy punch; giant sun hats were paired (expectedly) with breezy dresses and (unexpectedly) with sweater vests, ties and trousers; and bright pops of red infused the collection with intentional excitement.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
With a large range of sizes and color options in both wide and extra-wide, everyone’s bound to find a pair that fits.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Apple's new Qi2 25W MagSafe Charger comes in two sizes.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Trending Video For consistency, all of the prices reflect queen sizes.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Policymakers can have an impact on access by limiting package sizes for high-risk drugs and expanding the use of blister packages that require a person to pop out each pill individually, Hays said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The organizer sits on a 360-degree swivel base and comes with multiple insert trays with customizable heights to store products of varying shapes and sizes.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Interestingly enough, this particular unit was one among several different production-ready transforming wet bathroom concepts making a debut at the show in vehicles of various sizes.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Sizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizes. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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