supersizing

verb

present participle of supersize
as in increasing
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 supersizing Now, the company is supersizing the model with its new Adventure Worlds. — Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 Although a few smaller red states have moved to give the GOP an edge, Virginia would effectively cancel out those gains by supersizing the current 6-5 Democratic edge. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026 Dakota Johnson is supersizing her ‘70s boho style just in time for Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026 Spiders scare off predators by seemingly supersizing themselves What’s scarier than a spider? — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026 And despite attempts to get with the times, like supersizing the burgers, Royal Castle stuck with tradition. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025 Stefanski suggests choosing a single-serving item, like a frozen yogurt pop, instead of haphazardly scooping from a carton or supersizing your swirl at the fro-yo shop. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersizing
  1. increasing
  2. expanding
  3. accelerating
  4. augmenting
  5. boosting
  6. multiplying
Verb
  • By merging the two failing car companies, Marchionne created the seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer in the world, increasing Fiat’s value more than tenfold.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The company has been gradually increasing its use of AI across back office and customer-facing roles and has introduced an AI chatbot to its website to help customers plan their trips.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of increasing
Verb
  • That law included provisions dramatically expanding the scope of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Altogether, Google is expanding automatic tracking support to cover more than 100 different exercises and sports, up from 10 previously.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of expanding
Verb
  • Boards are streamlining by choice rather than necessity, and in my experience, the prioritization of AI investments and strategy is accelerating the divestment of non-core assets faster than prior technology shifts.
    — Sami Nomair, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Along with accelerating energy efficiency in homes and buildings, and increasing cleaner mobility, one of its strategies to get there is a three-year plan to divert 15% of waste from landfills.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • After principal photography wrapped, many months would be spent in post-production augmenting the voices to create the right tone and weave them into the overall soundscape.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • For the past few years, though, the merchandising team has been augmenting those brands with more products that match today’s youth consumer.
    — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of augmenting
Verb
  • The company dispensed with its DEI disclosures to investors, scrubbing any references to goals and resources aimed at boosting diversity at the company.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In recent years, business has also benefited from factors outside the company’s control, like a country music resurgence boosting the sale of acoustic guitars and Taylor Swift inspiring more young women to take up the instrument.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of boosting
Verb
  • The transform works by summing a bunch of signals and multiplying each by a special exponential factor.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Certificate lifespans are shrinking, machine identities are multiplying across cloud and AI systems and expectations around cryptographic governance are increasing.
    — Amit Sinha, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of multiplying

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“Supersizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersizing. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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