as in spacious
more than adequate or average in capacity
that car has a capacious trunk that makes it a good choice for families
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Recent Examples of capacious
And yet, for all these elements of breakdown, Flores has more in mind than a mere catalog of atrocities; his imagination is too capacious.
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David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Oswald lives a capacious life in spite of the very disorder Edward believed doomed him.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
This two-story house offers a capacious living environment with its four bedrooms and four baths.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Krissie noticed that each inmate had worn a jacket capacious enough to be stuffed with leftovers.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Oswald lives a capacious life in spite of the very disorder Edward believed doomed him.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
This two-story house offers a capacious living environment with its four bedrooms and four baths.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Krissie noticed that each inmate had worn a jacket capacious enough to be stuffed with leftovers.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Capacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capacious. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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