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
Tj MacIas, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
For nearly 30 years, the Mission: Impossible franchise has managed to take the bare-bone elements of spy thrillers, summer blockbusters and the classic screen trifecta of thrills, spills and chills, and supersize them for maximum adrenaline fixes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
While the Thursday and Sunday airings will be traditional hourlong installments after initial 90-minute episodes during premiere week, the Wednesday airings will be supersized at 90 minutes all season long.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 May 2025
The episodes were supersized — all over 60 minutes, and the final episode of Part 2 was more than two hours long.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 June 2025
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Verb
The residence might look a little like something from your childhood … only supersized.
—Tj MacIas, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
For nearly 30 years, the Mission: Impossible franchise has managed to take the bare-bone elements of spy thrillers, summer blockbusters and the classic screen trifecta of thrills, spills and chills, and supersize them for maximum adrenaline fixes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
While the Thursday and Sunday airings will be traditional hourlong installments after initial 90-minute episodes during premiere week, the Wednesday airings will be supersized at 90 minutes all season long.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 May 2025
The episodes were supersized — all over 60 minutes, and the final episode of Part 2 was more than two hours long.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersize
Adjective
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The only thing worse than seeing a giant stain on your favorite white piece of clothing is having your whole white wardrobe start to grey and yellow.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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The idea has morphed from a single, giant facility to 13 smaller ones around the state, but now, Utah’s embrace of international trade could backfire on the state’s economy.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Under such a scenario, production would rapidly increase as would dollars facilitating same.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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The Reserve Bank of India has increased its gold holdings by 35% in the last five years, according to Solomon Global.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Having an offensive mind as creative as Johnson will be a huge upgrade for Williams and the Bears.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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He’s been a huge part of us being in contention and he’s pitched very, very well.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Mari said the strike has now expanded to include Teamsters in California and Washington state, and that upwards of 4,000 union members are now in the midst of a work stoppage.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
14 July 2025
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Prime-One intends to serve nearby towns as well, with the founders saying the plan is to serve 4,000 homes with the initial build and then expand further.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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On June 30, Netflix premiered its documentary Shark Whisperer, which follows Ocean Ramsey in her unique (and controversial — and viral) approach to marine conservation: swimming freely with gigantic sharks for hours on end.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
4 July 2025
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Israel doesn’t have any heavy bombers, stealthy or otherwise, capable of carrying such gigantic bombs.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
Verb
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In Lake County, the 11% rate is greatly boosted by Gary’s 28% vacancy rate and East Chicago’s 21%, along with 15% in Whiting and Schneider.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
12 July 2025
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The expansion would boost cargo-handling capacity by 50% and create jobs, the company said at a ground breaking ceremony Friday.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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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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With that enormous amount of moisture serving as fuel, the winds hitting the escarpment in West Texas served as a kind of match that started the storms.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Whether through the Deloitte Global FoF framework or others, leaders can benefit from taking a structured approach to investing in smart operations and to accelerating the convergence of IT and OT.—
John England,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Flooding that started slow was quickly accelerating.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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“Supersize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersize. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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