supersize 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of supersizenext
as in giant
unusually large a supersize truck with an impressive towing capacity

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supersize

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verb

ˈsü-pər-ˌsīz How to pronounce supersize (audio)
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
Adjective
The supersize 50th-anniversary edition of the deadly Hunger Games, also known as the second Quarter Quell, has 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy competing as one of 48 tributes. — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
Verb
Day 1 of the 2026 MLB Draft was supersized, going four full rounds and 135 picks. — Keith Law, New York Times, 12 July 2026 The 2023 law was designed to ostensibly encourage development of affordable housing by overriding local zoning controls, allowing developers to supersize projects with no public review. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for supersize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersize
  1. giant
  2. increase
  3. huge
  4. expand
  5. gigantic
  6. boost
  7. enormous
  8. accelerate
Adjective
  • Take the account of a giant, gentle whale shark gliding through the blue waters off the Southern California coast.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Capital financial services giant project includes a $60 million investment by 2031, and pledges to hire hundreds of workers with minimum average pay of $194,000.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of giant
Verb
  • Repeating that process places significant stress on components, increasing operational and capital costs due to the risk of failure, maintenance requirements and downtime.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Simply increasing your intake of legumes, which includes beans, may be an effective way to drop body fat.
    — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of increase
Adjective
  • Tiny creatures like crabs and ants traveled huge distances, encountering all sorts of dangers—driven by the instinct to lay eggs and reproduce at any cost.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The sensational international rescue of the famously sentient creatures, replete with colossal cargo planes, huge crates and Shedd staffers working in the dead of night to transport and care for the whales, must have looked made for social media.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of huge
Verb
  • Many legislators from both parties also have endorsed the use of state funds to expand energy assistance.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • School officials say the roughly 150,000-square-foot facility significantly expands ECC’s capacity to prepare students for careers in advanced manufacturing and other high-demand technical fields, with modern classrooms and labs.
    — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of expand
Adjective
  • Think again of a gigantic system of pipes, each of which is open or closed with a certain probability.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Find an old Porsche, Jaguar or Mini, rip everything out, throw in a gigantic modern engine, carbon-fiber bodywork and enough computing power to launch a satellite, then ask half a million dollars for it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of gigantic
Verb
  • The government has unveiled a new housing support scheme to boost the property market.
    — Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Gua sha uses flat blunt tools, often pink quartz, to press and scrape across the skin to relieve muscle tension and boost blood circulation, according to L’Oréal Paris.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of boost
Adjective
  • The machines typically used to compress fuel must deliver enormous bursts of energy with exceptional precision.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • No one knew quite how enormous both films would become, even if many clearly believed in the films and the filmmakers.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of enormous
Verb
  • The cancer is characterized by abnormal, accelerated growth of squamous cells, according to the foundation.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Kenneth Walker backtracked five yards behind the line of scrimmage to sidestep a tackle, then reached the edge before breaking another, then accelerated downfield before breaking one more and, in the end, produced a 30-yard run.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of accelerate

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