as in giant
unusually large
a supersize truck with an impressive towing capacity
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as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
we'll have to supersize our contributions to our retirement fund
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Recent Examples of supersize
Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2025
RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars is going supersized, with not only more queens than ever before, but also a lot more rules.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Ahead of Sunday’s season supersized finale, The Hollywood Reporter asked the cast which actor (or character) is most likely to return, as Jon Gries (Greg/Gary) has twice already.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Skrillex has never restricted his distension of sonic materials to merely supersizing his bass lines, and among other things, the voices on this album are routinely phased and retuned and cut up.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
If anything, our lust for fast food now seems supersized.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2025
RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars is going supersized, with not only more queens than ever before, but also a lot more rules.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Ahead of Sunday’s season supersized finale, The Hollywood Reporter asked the cast which actor (or character) is most likely to return, as Jon Gries (Greg/Gary) has twice already.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Skrillex has never restricted his distension of sonic materials to merely supersizing his bass lines, and among other things, the voices on this album are routinely phased and retuned and cut up.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersize
Adjective
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This places it in the upper echelons of a type of planet called super-Earths — giant, probably rocky worlds.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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Both days culminate in a giant street party and concert covering a multi-block stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue.—
Ashraf Khalil,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Tacoma did its own analysis and found that people with a regular housing voucher, and no time limit, actually fared better at increasing their incomes and moving on.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Whether that caution slows adoption or increases security maturity remains to be seen, but the message is unambiguous: the era of unchecked AI optimism in federal cybersecurity is over.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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This is the second mayoral cycle in a row where New York has had a huge Democratic primary field.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Americano, with a steel plate inserted into his mask knocked Penta off the ladder, then Knight hit a huge side suplex on Americano, which generated a massive reaction from the crowd.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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This season, the hotel has also expanded with the renovation of a neighboring building, unveiling 25 new rooms each designed around an outdoor patio with sea views.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
8 June 2025
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Trump’s memo will go into the history books as a moment when presidential power expanded to put under his control a military force aimed at U.S. civilians.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Reid Neumann, the director of marketing for GPS Hospitality, handed Baker a gigantic check.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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Joe gives El the location where Emery is going to seal a gigantic drug deal the next day.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 June 2025
Verb
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During the pandemic-era streaming boom, Netflix, along with other global streamers, invested heavily in original African content in a bid to boost subscriber numbers and touted the continent, with its low streaming penetration rates and large, young population, as a future growth market.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
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Rainbow berry jam Berries are filled with polyphenols, which are antioxidants found in plants that can help defend against inflammation and boost cell health.—
Michiko Tomioka,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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The enormous success of Prey showed us that the best Predator stories may be the truly standalone ones.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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The cryptographic community is already preparing, and the financial incentives to preserve the integrity of Bitcoin are enormous.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Iran’s nuclear program accelerated after the breakdown of the 2015 nuclear agreement which halted international inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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The state both increased funding for special education and accelerated by one year the commitment to fully funding the Education Cost Sharing formula, through which most state aid for local education flows.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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“Supersize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersize. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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