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Recent Examples of voluminous Joseph’s massive jumpsuit with voluminous sleeves and legs is recognizably his but not particularly unique. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025 Helena Bonham Carter’s interpretation of the role for the 2012 film saw Miss Havisham swallowed up by a voluminous wedding gown, its skirt of swirling organza, and its bell sleeves bedraggled. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 July 2025 But given her job and role as a public intellectual, her broader media and information diet is necessarily varied and voluminous. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 31 July 2025 Her look was complemented by a voluminous curly hairstyle. Catherine Santino, People.com, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for voluminous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voluminous
Adjective
  • Lopez’s visit to Turkey’s largest city coincided with her Aug. 5 performance at Yenikapi Festival Park during the Istanbul Festival.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • On the second floor, Byrd said a large recovery lounge was built to be bigger than many Grand Slam tournament venues.
    Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This mix shift toward a higher-margin platform creates substantial room for profitability gains.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The makeup team had to elevate his cheekbones, reshape his eyebrows, add prosthetic elements including a substantial belly for later sequences, and craft the intricate facial hair that defines the aristocratic Rao Bahadur.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • With the score, Rivera surged to an early and sizable lead.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • As soon as the basic follow-up question was asked, the sizable majority in support of California’s green agenda vanished.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Stam had gambling issues, the court was told, and had become addicted to nitrous oxide, as well as running up considerable debts and finding his life in danger for owing money to the wrong people.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The surprise withdrawal of the US, which was quickly followed by Israel, dashed hopes of an imminent ceasefire, even after the negotiating parties expressed considerable optimism around the talks.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • After a rough start on floor, Hang roared back with a clean and powerful vault, good for a big 14.050.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.
    Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a large picture window, a handsome bar, and lighting that is not overly bright.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Property developers were more than happy to tear down the mansions and build very handsome tall buildings, and quite a few of them were structured as cooperatives.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Seat comfort is a huge selling-point for some drivers.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Second, forcing huge amounts of savings into these mostly small markets would distort asset prices, leading to bubbles, financial instability, and abrupt shifts in employment patterns.
    Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The unconventional choice hints at the director’s disinterest in a tidy search-and-rescue, and the relief that comes with it.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
  • But, Louis Menand writes, Baldwin’s life and message were always less tidy than either version suggests.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Voluminous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voluminous. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.

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