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
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.
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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
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
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James Ward During the debate, Republican candidate Steve Hilton said that only a small percentage of California has been developed for housing, arguing that the state should focus on building homes on undeveloped land rather than increasing density in existing cities.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Doing so compresses the light reflected from the plasma, thereby increasing its intensity.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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With revenue-sharing challenges mounting across college athletics — and some schools already cutting sports — expanding the playoff has become a potential financial lifeline.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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According to Abbott's office, the Texas Department of Public Safety is immediately expanding the Texas Repeat Offender Taskforce to the Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin metropolitan areas.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Anthropic also warned that highly capable AI models could dramatically improve offensive cyber operations by accelerating vulnerability discovery and attack planning.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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New research points to a mechanism within the Cascadia fault that could be accelerating a break.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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While Univision will continue to feature the highly dramatic telenovelas for which it is best known, the network is augmenting its schedule in areas that are certain to draw broader crowds, including sports.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Semafor’s journalists helped fill in the gaps by augmenting the readout with reporting that wasn’t captured in the transcript.—
Gina Chua,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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Connecticut’s Alex Karaban also stood out in shooting drills — finishing first in midrange shooting and the 3-point star drill — after boosting his vertical jump by 5½ inches since the 2024 combine.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The country is known for collagen-boosting procedures, skin regeneration therapies and advanced laser treatments tied to the global K-beauty movement.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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The question Subramanian thinks the next 12 months will resolve is whether the protocol race produces real demand or whether, as has been the pattern this year, the standards keep multiplying ahead of usage.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Indeed, over the past several months, the Islamic Republic has responded to pressure not by simplifying its structure of authority, but by multiplying and obscuring the channels through which authority is exercised.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
9 May 2026
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“Supersizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersizing. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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