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as in hulking
of a size greater than average of its kind
she likes to make dramatic appearances wearing her trademark outsize sunglasses
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as in inflated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
I'm tired of having to deal with so many outsize egos at the office
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Recent Examples of outsize
Those trends led the Fed to cut its key rate by an outsize half-point last month.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
That makes sense because cancer is essentially cell production run amok, and microRNAs can play an outsize role in that process.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
And despite being a relatively small share of the electorate, those ballots could make an outsize difference, given the close state of the race.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Yet Swiss citizens still played an outsize role in colonialism and its predecessor, the plantation economy.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
That makes sense because cancer is essentially cell production run amok, and microRNAs can play an outsize role in that process.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
And despite being a relatively small share of the electorate, those ballots could make an outsize difference, given the close state of the race.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Yet Swiss citizens still played an outsize role in colonialism and its predecessor, the plantation economy.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsize
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All the atoms of the bar will act together as one quantum system, akin to one hulking atom.Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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The hulking 29-year-old center was born in Tampere and is a two-time winner of the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward.Carol Schram, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Oasis announces North America tour dates for summer 2025 00:39 These measures were implemented in an effort to curb ticket scalping, or reselling tickets at inflated prices for profit.Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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With enormous demand and limited supply, tickets were promptly re-listed on secondary sites at inflated prices.John Towfighi, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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The album is handsome and searching and muscular, and after our talk Gilmour plays most of it onstage at the Bowl while throwing a few familiar bones to the capacity crowd.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The one-minute clip, part of the brand’s 28-year-old Generations campaign, featured a handsome young man—early 30s, curly brown hair—at a rooftop party in a city that looked a lot like New York.Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
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Like any good network soap, Grey’s loves to torture us with exaggerated teaser clips.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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Because of the same exaggerated respect for states, each elects two of the 100 senators.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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This frenetic form of diplomacy is notable not only for its lack of progress so far and for its piecemeal and fragmentary nature but also for its considerable scale and scope.Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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This year’s macOS update, Sequoia, makes a long-overdue, considerable improvement to the operating system’s window-management tools.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Hezbollah is a 40-year-old organization with a large social base, a political party represented in Lebanon’s parliament and cabinet, and Iranian state backing.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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With a focus on power and driving dynamics, while still maintaining a luxurious feel, the AMG 63 is considered a top tier model in the large luxury high performance SUV segment.Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The eclectic band includes a poet, an opera singer, a violinist, a pianist and two people who play the bandura, Ukraine’s traditional 62-string instrument that looks a bit like an oversize lute.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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An artsy crowd ate and sipped Modelos as the theater filled up, with the poet Anne Waldman looking on from stage left, Lynne Tillman perching on a low settee, and Padma Lakshmi in oversize aviators in a spot by the door.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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After a long time, two husky young crewmen leaned down from the heaving deck of 44303, caught me by the arms, and strained to drag me aboard.Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Maitlis confirm her and Wilson were inseparable for a lot of the time in the lead-up to filming so the actress could best embody the news presenter — rollers in hair, husky voice, and all.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Outsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsize. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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