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 Best Actor slate’s placement around the oversize Oscar is its own metaphor: winner Kevin Spacey (front row, center, right of statue; American Beauty) is at Oscar’s side, with the year’s original favorite Denzel Washington (third row, center, right of statue; The Hurricane) lagging behind.
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Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Loewe’s latest collaboration with the British textile artist John Allen, in the form of oversize plush carpets made in Spain, continues to transport visitors to the English countryside and adds warmth to the expansive retail space.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
The red continued all the way to her toes, with her perfectly matching red pointed-toe pumps, her marquise diamond engagement ring, an oversize gold statement ring and gold cuff earrings.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Throughout her home are other colorful, oversize objects, including a table shaped like a giant spool of thread, a large multicolored wristwatch and 10 other food stools, including a wedge of cheese.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Loewe’s latest collaboration with the British textile artist John Allen, in the form of oversize plush carpets made in Spain, continues to transport visitors to the English countryside and adds warmth to the expansive retail space.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
The red continued all the way to her toes, with her perfectly matching red pointed-toe pumps, her marquise diamond engagement ring, an oversize gold statement ring and gold cuff earrings.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Throughout her home are other colorful, oversize objects, including a table shaped like a giant spool of thread, a large multicolored wristwatch and 10 other food stools, including a wedge of cheese.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
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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
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This shift will let people move into more strategic roles, reallocating thousands of hours annually in larger offices.—
Robert Mallernee,
Forbes,
6 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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The decision to remove the enormous mural near the White House comes after a U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., introduced legislation earlier this week that gave D.C. an ultimatum: either paint over the slogan or risk losing federal funding.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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There are also the now-traditional summer preseason schedules of European clubs who spend a few weeks in America playing before enormous crowds before kicking off their new seasons back home.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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