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Recent Examples of overscale
Yes, agents need to protect overscale income.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Mar. 2023
Colors, such as the peacock blue of the side chair, and patterns, like the overscale geometric throw on the bed, appear in moments that add punch to the timeless appeal of the room's classic trimwork and warm wood floors.
—Marisa Donnelly, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2023
Dennese Guadeloupe Rojas, principal designer at Interiors by Design in Silver Spring, Md., warns that buying a one-and-done suite from a furniture showroom can saddle you with both a dull room and relentlessly overscale pieces.
—Nina Molina, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
The idea that there’s been this downward pressure on writer overscale income and connecting it to the diversification of the agency’s businesses was not something that necessarily was obvious to us at all at the time.
—Jonathan Handel, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2019
The couple’s guests are immediately greeted with a generous pour of rosé Champagne in an overscale glass with a single giant ice cube — a personal touch that has become something of a party signature for the pair.
—Hillary Brown, House Beautiful, 29 Nov. 2017
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Mar. 2023
Colors, such as the peacock blue of the side chair, and patterns, like the overscale geometric throw on the bed, appear in moments that add punch to the timeless appeal of the room's classic trimwork and warm wood floors.
—Marisa Donnelly, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2023
Dennese Guadeloupe Rojas, principal designer at Interiors by Design in Silver Spring, Md., warns that buying a one-and-done suite from a furniture showroom can saddle you with both a dull room and relentlessly overscale pieces.
—Nina Molina, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
The idea that there’s been this downward pressure on writer overscale income and connecting it to the diversification of the agency’s businesses was not something that necessarily was obvious to us at all at the time.
—Jonathan Handel, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2019
The couple’s guests are immediately greeted with a generous pour of rosé Champagne in an overscale glass with a single giant ice cube — a personal touch that has become something of a party signature for the pair.
—Hillary Brown, House Beautiful, 29 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overscale
Adjective
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Memphis singles capital of Tennessee Memphis had the highest percentage of single people among Tennessee's three largest cities.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
9 Feb. 2026
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She was taken to a clinic in Cortina, then transferred to a larger hospital in Treviso, a two-hour drive to the south.—
ANDREW DAMPF,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Ratajkowski finished off her outfit with oversize silver hoops.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Old-Fashioned Cabbage Rolls are just as nostalgic as your favorite family member's oversized sweaters.—
Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In September 2024, Warsh opposed a jumbo half-point interest-rate cut sought by some analysts.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Jan. 2026
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When night falls, head back to the food truck for a smashburger, jumbo hot dog, or one of the vegetarian options.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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While Bad Bunny’s performance had the advantage of being live at the game, Turning Point’s show brought in a sizable number of streamers.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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That’s a sizable investment in a pitcher who projects as a back-of-the-rotation arm and who is coming off an entire year lost to Tommy John surgery.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Still, that leaves a substantial audience who will find much to enjoy in this grisly yet sensitive take on the old maxim that every baby is different.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Governor Abbott’s property tax reform plan includes a constitutional amendment to abolish school district maintenance & operations property taxes for homeowners, which will result in substantial property tax savings.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But what makes the rocks from these places uniquely suited for sliding across a rectangular slab of ice toward a bullseye target?—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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Recessed within the wall will be a rectangular cavity measuring three feet by seven feet—the outline of a grave.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Treatment was largely ad hoc and depended to a considerable degree on individual commanders, but customarily prisoners would be exchanged or placed on parole—granted their freedom but required by oath not to return to military action.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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As his spatial awareness and shot selection has improved, his considerable skill and athleticism have dazzled more and more.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Protect Progress, a super PAC affiliated with the pro-crypto Fairshake network, announced this week that the group is planning to spend more than a million dollars to oust Green in his reelection bid in Texas’s 18th Congressional District.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
13 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday, Johnson crashed out of the super-G race.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Overscale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overscale. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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