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or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue
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But the actors don’t connect onscreen in an emotionally revealing way, and the gargantuan excess of the production reduces them, in the end, to life-size paper dolls.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Don created a life-size rhino out of metal, duct tape and tin foil and installed it in the backyard.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Highlights in the exhibition will include a recreation of Nigo’s teenage bedroom, rare and early-era Bape designs, ceramics hand-thrown by the designer himself, and a life-size glass tea house made for the exhibition, to name a few.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
The kids are sure to love the life-size puppets and jamming tunes.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Don created a life-size rhino out of metal, duct tape and tin foil and installed it in the backyard.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Highlights in the exhibition will include a recreation of Nigo’s teenage bedroom, rare and early-era Bape designs, ceramics hand-thrown by the designer himself, and a life-size glass tea house made for the exhibition, to name a few.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
The kids are sure to love the life-size puppets and jamming tunes.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Life-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-size. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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