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or king-sized
1
as in giant
unusually large
built a king-size mansion with the money he had made in the stock market
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2
as in long
of great extent from end to end
the king-size snake known as the anaconda
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Recent Examples of king-size
The Rooms Our Bunk Suite featured a bedroom with a king-size bed and a balcony overlooking the lagoon.
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Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Those dimensions fall just a few inches short of a residential king-size mattress, with a width equal to a full king.
—New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2026
Maybe a king-size Snickers bar before those were phased out a decade ago.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2026
If your bedroom could use a linens refresh, check out this king-size cooling comforter for hot sleepers or this pretty throw blanket that just dropped under $30.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
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Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Those dimensions fall just a few inches short of a residential king-size mattress, with a width equal to a full king.
—New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2026
Maybe a king-size Snickers bar before those were phased out a decade ago.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2026
If your bedroom could use a linens refresh, check out this king-size cooling comforter for hot sleepers or this pretty throw blanket that just dropped under $30.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for king-size
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Primarily considered a test mission, Artemis II could represent a giant step toward NASA's goal of returning astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since the Apollo missions came to an end in 1972.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Over the past two years, restaurant and takeout costs have climbed at a faster pace than grocery channels, according to consulting giant McKinsey.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Takaoka played a long arcing ball-ahead to Ocampo, who avoided goalkeeper James Pantemis — who had charged off his line — and rolled a shot from the edge of the penalty area inside the back post and into a wide-open net.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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On the other end, Reign used a direct, long-ball method to get its chances.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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The first time the scorebug appeared, it was accompanied by a gigantic advertisement that significantly increased the amount of space the graphic took up and remained for the entire inning.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Grow the infrastructure at Stockton’s gigantic port.—
Connor Letourneau,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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The stems also hold elongated leaves somewhat reminiscent of Solomon’s seal.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Leather and crisp taffeta created structural pieces, while classic jersey added draping to the androgynous and elongated silhouettes that were rendered in Lempicka’s cool color hues, from warm grey and white to mint green and pale pink.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
2 Mar. 2026
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There are some really great ones on the market these days, a huge advancement past the egg crate toppers our parents used.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Nola said he was unfazed by taking the mound with a huge lead.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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The school year in West Ada will come to a close in a couple of months, but Idaho’s largest school district is gearing up for a big change.—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Mar. 2026
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It was hung roughly a year after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, to express solidarity with the twelve hundred people who were murdered—in the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust—and with the two hundred and fifty-one people Hamas had abducted.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Of particular concern, the organization took steps to hide its money in shell political action committees and coordinated donations via individual donors while the candidates who benefited often feigned ignorance about enormous donations and expenditures.—
Jesse Jackson Jr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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These events require enormous investments of time, money, space, and collective labor.—
Raphael Fonseca,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hill said his ability to read an offense comes from his vast experience.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The oil industry amounts to a vast program of oil relocation and transformation.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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“King-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king-size. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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