as in giant
unusually large
a supersize truck with an impressive towing capacity
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as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
we'll have to supersize our contributions to our retirement fund
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Recent Examples of supersize
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2025
The bagless self-empty base is supersized, giving you up to 60 days without needing to lift a finger, except to open the Shark Clean companion app to schedule your cleanings.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 14 July 2025
In the 1960s, in a bid to supersize the nation's tourism industry, the Mexican government first identified a particularly pristine stretch of postcard-perfect sand on the Yucatán Peninsula, the ideal destination to draw in travelers.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
What was already an oversized mess has been supersized into a $4 trillion ode to unseriousness.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 3 July 2025
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Verb
With the Tour de France supersized in the UCI’s points weighting, the three-week race was always going to play a big role in dictating survival — not just for WorldTour status, but for the existence of teams themselves.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2025
The bagless self-empty base is supersized, giving you up to 60 days without needing to lift a finger, except to open the Shark Clean companion app to schedule your cleanings.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 14 July 2025
In the 1960s, in a bid to supersize the nation's tourism industry, the Mexican government first identified a particularly pristine stretch of postcard-perfect sand on the Yucatán Peninsula, the ideal destination to draw in travelers.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
What was already an oversized mess has been supersized into a $4 trillion ode to unseriousness.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersize
Adjective
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The interior also worked well for the series’ trademark giant roundtable, and was able to accommodate the large cast.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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For a long time, people simply followed the work of researchers in the 1970s — including Carl Sagan — who studied the worlds in our Solar System, and assumed such exo-atmospheres would have similar hazes to Saturn’s giant moon Titan.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Federal Supplement Security Income payments would increase for January but those payments would be made at the end of December.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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But there is really no reason why this should be the case for Pilates—which consists of different low-impact movements to strengthen your core muscles, increase your flexibility, improve your posture and give you more awareness of your body in general.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Congress had enacted byzantine eligibility requirements for disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits, forcing the agency to expend huge amounts of time and money running those programs.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Of course, there remains a huge barrier to entry for the San Jose Sharks sophomore.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Unrivaled Experiences Growth Spurt Unrivaled will expand ahead of its second season with the addition of two new clubs and a development player pool, the league announced Wednesday.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The panel issued over 100 recommendations, from limiting cash bail for misdemeanors to expanding racial equity training for prosecutors.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In Let’s Play Ball, two rival teams of comedians go head-to-head in a race to transport a gigantic ball across various terrains.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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Large downward revisions to monthly jobs data in recent weeks put a gigantic spotlight on an incredibly typical procedure for economic data.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Follow immediately with the second pad, packed with retinol and antioxidants to boost collagen and calm the skin.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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No liquor, no food, just an enormous outdoor patio teeming with Carolina Blue, popular bands, students, alumni and celebrities.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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One of the enormous elk lived in immense, rough country near Ennis, Montana.—
Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rallied 1% after data showed accelerating growth in earnings for Japanese workers.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Google and Meta on Friday announced new partnerships with Reliance Industries as the Indian conglomerate seeks to accelerate its push into artificial intelligence.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Supersize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersize. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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