variants
or oversized
as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
a softball is an oversize and less densely stuffed baseball
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Recent Examples of oversize
Jennifer Lopez was also recently spotted in her own pair, accessorized with oversized sunnies and a breezy boho blouse.
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Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
The same goes for the gnudi, which arrives in four oversized pieces.
—Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, the first lady nodded to British heritage by wearing a floor-length Burberry trench coat, collar upturned and paired with oversized Saint Laurent shades, to board Air Force One in Washington DC.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The Grammy Award-winning artist styled a black suited moment, featuring a pair of tapered trousers and an oversized single-breasted black jacket with three buttons running down the front placket of the garment.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oversize
Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
The same goes for the gnudi, which arrives in four oversized pieces.
—Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, the first lady nodded to British heritage by wearing a floor-length Burberry trench coat, collar upturned and paired with oversized Saint Laurent shades, to board Air Force One in Washington DC.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The Grammy Award-winning artist styled a black suited moment, featuring a pair of tapered trousers and an oversized single-breasted black jacket with three buttons running down the front placket of the garment.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oversize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
Adjective
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In follow-up comments, the original poster noted that their roommate had already claimed the larger room.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Rather, the goal is to maximise investment returns – Mounsey-Heysham and his co-founders just happen to believe the best way to do that is to identify companies with convincing answers to large and seemingly intractable societal problems.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Housed in a tube that’s significantly bigger than most brow gels, the fatter, curved side of the spoolie brush applies the product and fluffs up brows, while the flat side arranges arches.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Save from isolated slip-ups, all addressed by and mended with the captain, there were no big issues.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For brands, the potential is enormous.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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And that will be an enormous problem Thursday against Buffalo’s Josh Allen — perhaps the NFL’s top quarterback running threat — if it’s not corrected.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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