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as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
she was hungry, so she took a somewhat largish portion of food from the buffet
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2
as in sizable
sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention
a largish amount of media attention was paid to something that was a nonstory
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for largish
Adjective
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Each of them also had small holes drilled into them, large enough for a string to pass through.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025 -
View Comments And the risks of taking such a heavy-handed and broad-based approach against such a large volume of goods (43% of all US imports) are just too great to sugarcoat, said Douglas Porter, chief economist at BMO Financial Group.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Conor McGregor has earned a sizable social media following with his vicious knockouts and trash talking.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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It's got a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip under the hood, plenty of RAM and storage, and a sizable 6,000mAh battery.—
Eric Zeman,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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One byproduct was considerable duplication of effort.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Like the Commanders, the Falcons and Chargers also saw considerable leaps from last year.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Presenting evidence to a grand jury investigating Mr. Schumer would be a substantial escalation of Mr. Martin’s efforts.—
Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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The price hikes from Mr. Trump's tariffs are likely to be substantial enough that some car buyers might balk at the higher costs, according to AEG CEO Patrick Anderson.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Flyers fans are still waiting for Briere to take a big swing at a major name, something that could happen as soon as this summer.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Lack Of Assertiveness And Independent Decision Making Growing up, women are often taught to seek approval before making big decisions and to defer to male figures for validation.—
Sarat Chakravarthi,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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This is after recent significant rises in the price of electricity.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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While the Board appreciates that mistakes can be made, the mistakes here are significant and damaging to the BBC.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Running over a year off-Broadway has been a dream come true, and has set us up for huge success nationwide.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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Laws adopted since the previous huge burns demand density and economic diversity, though.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Largish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/largish. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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