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
The air churns with oversize snowflakes swirling like confetti in a winter storm party, obscuring everything beyond a few feet ahead.
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Anna Commander, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The result is a laminated dough, much like an oversize croissant, that encases ribbons of raw cane sugar and cinnamon cream cheese.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
In Chicano culture that’s a staple, an oversize football jersey.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Slightly oversize tops—a $2,150 cashmere polo from the Row for Jenner, a cropped leather jacket for Bieber—finished off the pair's minimalist ensembles.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
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Anna Commander, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The result is a laminated dough, much like an oversize croissant, that encases ribbons of raw cane sugar and cinnamon cream cheese.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
In Chicano culture that’s a staple, an oversize football jersey.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Slightly oversize tops—a $2,150 cashmere polo from the Row for Jenner, a cropped leather jacket for Bieber—finished off the pair's minimalist ensembles.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for oversize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
Adjective
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The large remote-locking saddlebags can be complemented by an optional top case, and there are powerlets for charging phones and other gear on board.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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This week, coffee prices hit a new high after the Trump administration threatened a 25% tariff on Colombia — the third largest coffee-producing country in the world.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While the album doesn’t have a release date yet, Morgan’s gearing up for a big stadium tour.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
30 Jan. 2025
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But the blanket Trump pay-to-quit offer–reportedly driven by Elon Musk–ignores a big risk: That the top performers, with the most marketable skills, will take the money and run.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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The traders always move on eventually, often after having made enormous sums of money.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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The area was densely built-up before the war and the enormous scale of damage means there are now huge mountains of rubble and debris everywhere.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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