oversize
adjective
over·size
ˌō-vər-ˈsīz 
variants
or oversized
: being of more than standard or ordinary size
oversize pillows
an oversize shirt
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Examples of oversize in a Sentence
the woman's oversize hat was blocking my view of the minister
a softball is an oversize and less densely stuffed baseball
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Chavarria tells the story of American fashion through a Chicano lens, creating now-distinctive oversize, sculptural silhouettes that pull from various eras of Mexican American style, from sharply angular zoot suits to blue-collar workwear.
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Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
The brand’s faux fur accessories are also popular especially the $225 oversize mittens, which have sold out in two colors.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
Its ever-so-slightly oversize fit ensures that it can be layered over knits and an interior jacket, and the sporty details (like an interior-drawstring waist and jaunty hood) keep things interesting.
—airmail.news, 1 Feb. 2025
Nearby were large canvases covered with oversize Slavic calligraphy and her words of devotion about punk and protest.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2025
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Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
The brand’s faux fur accessories are also popular especially the $225 oversize mittens, which have sold out in two colors.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
Its ever-so-slightly oversize fit ensures that it can be layered over knits and an interior jacket, and the sporty details (like an interior-drawstring waist and jaunty hood) keep things interesting.
—airmail.news, 1 Feb. 2025
Nearby were large canvases covered with oversize Slavic calligraphy and her words of devotion about punk and protest.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversize. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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