as in giant
unusually large
a ship too supersized to fit through the Panama Canal
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as in increased
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 supersized
Judy Berman, TIME, 28 June 2024
The wall behind the display was covered in a supersized photograph of a naked torso in white underpants, a raw, oven-ready chicken splayed across the crotch, the cavity of its neck a gaping hole.
—Hazlitt, 14 Feb. 2024
This week, we’re joined by Friend of the 5 Alan Sepinwall for a supersized look at some recent finales and break down the latest on the ongoing WGA strike.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
The supersized stone, which will lead Christie’s upcoming Magnificent Jewels auction on June 7, has long been used to generate funds for charity and has since become a symbol of altruism.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 May 2023
Last night, the setting’s namesake pool was decorated with a towering sculpture in the form of a pair of supersized, rotating silver jeans.
—Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2023
As part of a historic crossover event, the squads from Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Organized Crime will join forces in a supersized premiere this week.
—Lanford Beard, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2022
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026
This supersized ooey, gooey raspberry molten chocolate cake is rich and chocolatey.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Riverside Church, too, was supersized by steel, the product that grew stronger at the speed of a growing puppy, allowing buildings to put on ever more muscle and height.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
After four seasons of an assembly-line approach to maximalism — attach loads of nostalgia here, plug in decadent CGI there, retcon the plot throughout — the show’s budget is huge and the final eight episodes are supersized.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
They're supersized, ultra-soft and fluffy, and topped with a luscious almond buttercream frosting.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
In Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, everything is supersized.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Han loved getting to explore who Belly is after the books end, which is why the final season ended up being supersized with 11 episodes.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Two hundred and twenty-five years later, supersized flags raised on new 88-foot poles on the North and South lawns stretch a bit taller than the White House itself.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
In this iteration of the show, the veneers are whiter, the tans are faker, and the McMansions are even more supersized; plus, Jason says bye-bye to Brett and serves as the sole Oppenheim brother on set.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 28 June 2024
The wall behind the display was covered in a supersized photograph of a naked torso in white underpants, a raw, oven-ready chicken splayed across the crotch, the cavity of its neck a gaping hole.
—Hazlitt, 14 Feb. 2024
This week, we’re joined by Friend of the 5 Alan Sepinwall for a supersized look at some recent finales and break down the latest on the ongoing WGA strike.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
The supersized stone, which will lead Christie’s upcoming Magnificent Jewels auction on June 7, has long been used to generate funds for charity and has since become a symbol of altruism.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 May 2023
Last night, the setting’s namesake pool was decorated with a towering sculpture in the form of a pair of supersized, rotating silver jeans.
—Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2023
As part of a historic crossover event, the squads from Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Organized Crime will join forces in a supersized premiere this week.
—Lanford Beard, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2022
Verb
Doc, which last year received a supersized by today’s standards 22-episode second-season pickup, is headed for another sizable 2026-2027 order with a solid Season 2 showing.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026
This supersized ooey, gooey raspberry molten chocolate cake is rich and chocolatey.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Riverside Church, too, was supersized by steel, the product that grew stronger at the speed of a growing puppy, allowing buildings to put on ever more muscle and height.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
After four seasons of an assembly-line approach to maximalism — attach loads of nostalgia here, plug in decadent CGI there, retcon the plot throughout — the show’s budget is huge and the final eight episodes are supersized.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
They're supersized, ultra-soft and fluffy, and topped with a luscious almond buttercream frosting.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
In Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, everything is supersized.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Han loved getting to explore who Belly is after the books end, which is why the final season ended up being supersized with 11 episodes.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Two hundred and twenty-five years later, supersized flags raised on new 88-foot poles on the North and South lawns stretch a bit taller than the White House itself.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersized
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The mild temperatures, the melt, and gravity conspired to destroy the back window of a car when a giant icicle came crashing through it.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Investors in this study include everything from giant companies controlling thousands of houses to folks with a small collection of rentals to short-term rental operators to people with a second home.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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The phrase has been tagged in more than 550,000 posts on Instagram, while on TikTok the number of videos with the #curatedvintage hashtag increased by 50% in the past year.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to the complaint, the companies and their subsidiaries repeatedly increased EpiPen prices and paid pharmacy benefit managers to keep rival products off the market, which violates the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, the Indiana Antitrust Act and the Medicaid False Claims Act.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Inside, explore your senses with gigantic mirrors and specialized lights.—
Elena Donovan Mauer,
Parents,
8 Feb. 2026
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Behind the credit card, ubiquitous in American economic life now for decades, stand a very few gigantic financial institutions that exert nearly unlimited power over how much consumers and businesses pay for the use of a small piece of plastic.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The enhanced subsidies, which expanded eligibility both by lowering the percentage of household income people had to pay toward their care and removing an income cap, expired at the end of last year.—
Julie Appleby,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Russia has been seen modernizing its nuclear facilities, and in recent years, China has expanded its main test site by digging new tunnels.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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And also there’s a huge music staff with a lot of know-how and really, really deep knowledge and contacts and relationships in that space.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Caudle told The Associated Press in a recent interview that his vision is to deploy smaller, newer ships when possible instead of consistently turning to huge aircraft carriers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Surgery on transgender minors is rare — one study found that between 2016 and 2020, about 3,200 people aged 18 and under received top surgery, in which someone’s breasts are augmented, reduced in size or removed.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
10 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, even the most cognitively challenging tasks that humans excel at can also be augmented by AI.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Wall Street wants to see evidence that these enormous expenditures will result in actual profits.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Republican leaders must stay closely aligned with Trump, of course, while Schumer and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are under enormous pressure to resist the president.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Those investigators learned that Rich was standing in the intersection with his hands on his hips and was not armed when DeOrzio accelerated without a warning and struck him, Steele said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The pandemic, of course, accelerated a troubling trend of newspaper closures over the last 20 years.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Supersized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersized. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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