sizable
adjective
siz·able
ˈsī-zə-bəl 
variants
or sizeable
: fairly large : considerable
a sizable donation
sizableness
noun
Examples of sizable in a Sentence
a sizable portion of the population
He won by a sizable margin.
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Endeavor has been steadily unloading assets in the wake of an April 2024 announcement that private equity giant Silver Lake—already a sizable Endeavor investor—would be taking the company private at $27.5 per share.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
By the numbers: In San Antonio-area congressional districts, veterans make up a sizable share of civilian federal employment, per new data from the Economic Policy Institute.
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The for-profit Christian university has a sizable online presence, and it’s grown its physical footprint in recent years.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Now comes the tougher part — filling sizable units priced at 80% of area median income at a time when interest in luxury housing in St. Paul has slowed.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
By the numbers: In San Antonio-area congressional districts, veterans make up a sizable share of civilian federal employment, per new data from the Economic Policy Institute.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
The for-profit Christian university has a sizable online presence, and it’s grown its physical footprint in recent years.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Now comes the tougher part — filling sizable units priced at 80% of area median income at a time when interest in luxury housing in St. Paul has slowed.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Sizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sizable. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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