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
  • Qantas said demand for international travel remained strong, with both Qantas and its low-cost carrier Jetstar increasing capacity and unit revenue, although higher fuel costs weighed on international earnings.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • His foundation is aiming to spend $200 billion by 2045 with an increasing focus on AI.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of increasing
Verb
  • Satellite imagery has already spied an area of rising seas expanding north from South and Central America to California’s Baja Peninsula, with a northward expansion expected from there.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • All six of his solo shows — Sleepwalk with Me, My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, Thank God For Jokes, The New One, The Old Man & The Pool and The Good Life — have enjoyed successful runs on and off Broadway before expanding their audiences on Netflix.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of expanding
Verb
  • That would mean accelerating from Indonesia's roughly 5% decade-long growth average while keeping the deficit below its 3% statutory ceiling.
    — Celestine Iyer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • For Kraft Heinz, that’s accelerating a shift already underway in Europe toward shorter ingredient lists, smaller portions, and more high-protein products.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • Dana Williams, American High School The highest-performing students are augmenting their brainpower with AI.
    — Dana Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • North Korea has also become an industrious manufacturer of war drones, augmenting Moscow’s capacity to produce the unmanned aerial vehicles that have defined the conflict.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of augmenting
Verb
  • The partnership, though, is not aimed at boosting the numbers of the military, Jewett said.
    — Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Going braless feels much easier with naturally supportive silhouettes, strategic layering, and a few confidence-boosting styling tricks.
    — Julia Guerra, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of boosting
Verb
  • What Bitcoin’s Market Cap Actually Measures Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the latest market price by the circulating supply.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • For example, multiplying two large prime numbers is easy, but determining the two prime factors that led to a particular product is difficult.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of multiplying

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“Supersizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersizing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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