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
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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
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The speaker explained that conservatives who voted against the rule want the crypto bills -- CLARITY, GENIUS and Anti CBDC Surveillance Act -- combined into one big package, rather than take separate standalone votes on each measure.—
Jay O'Brien,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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However, there were also some big surprises — including Meghann Fahy scoring her first lead actress nomination for Sirens. Colman Domingo and Uzo Aduba also got some love from Emmy voters.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
15 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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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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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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