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
People with small- and medium-sized golf gloves typically use standard grips, while golfers with large and extra-large gloves should consider midsize or oversize grips.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
My favorite is an oversize, 107-page official guide with excellent color images, Masterpieces of the Louvre.
—Elaine Sciolino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
In a photo, Kale smiles front and center behind an oversize check for $4,500.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
An attached oversize two-car garage provides extra storage.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oversize
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
My favorite is an oversize, 107-page official guide with excellent color images, Masterpieces of the Louvre.
—Elaine Sciolino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
In a photo, Kale smiles front and center behind an oversize check for $4,500.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
An attached oversize two-car garage provides extra storage.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oversize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
Adjective
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Having first launched in 2004, the Like a Version series has gone from being a near-impromptu acoustic affair to featuring larger studio productions.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
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What the characters can or cannot do in response, and the catharsis they’re prevented from attaining, are both key parts of their story, and of life in the West Bank at large — a reality Nabulsi conveys in stark, realistic hues, despite her first-feature growing pains.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Heading them is none other than Robert Keller, who wasn’t killed after all, and now blames his big bro for abandoning him.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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But after the first episodes aired I was blown away about the magnitude of how big the show is.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Even with Hollywood’s diminished state in China, the film business is one sector where the U.S. maintains a sizable trade surplus with its geopolitical rival, as Chinese films, despite their enormous earnings in the home market, have made little headway with mainstream North American moviegoers.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The enormous brown shape offered a perfect broadside target.—
Jeffrey A. Brunk,
Outdoor Life,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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