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 putting on of oversize boots is classic kid silliness.
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Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Rubin’s oversize supporting pier is mostly steel rather than mostly concrete so that the movement of the telescope doesn’t twist the entire pier.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2025
This is key for our business — to propose new offers, from relaxed preppy looks to chic oversize tailoring.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Florida still plays an oversize role for Brazilians.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Rubin’s oversize supporting pier is mostly steel rather than mostly concrete so that the movement of the telescope doesn’t twist the entire pier.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2025
This is key for our business — to propose new offers, from relaxed preppy looks to chic oversize tailoring.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Florida still plays an oversize role for Brazilians.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
Adjective
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Lachlan MacLean, 27, was washed overboard after getting hit by a large wave during the brothers' sail from Peru to Sydney.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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India was a collage of states, each the size of a large European country, with languages, scripts and literatures of its own.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Through their new Up Payment program, Progressive is helping more first-time and first-gen buyers take that first big step. Take out your phones and scan the QR code on the screen — or visit progressive.com/openthehouse — to start your journey today.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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The former professional baseball player created a big alliance of six people early on in the game and proceeded to add two more names without letting anyone else in the alliance know.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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And for what? To cover only a fraction of the enormous cost of the bill, which will add more than $3 trillion to the federal debt by 2034.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The amount of water that fell rapidly on Friday is estimated around 100 billion gallons, an enormous volume that almost doubles the daily flow over Niagara Falls, according to KSAT.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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