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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
Explorations Despite the outsize interest in the unexpected journey, this mission was not record-breaking: A 371-day stay from NASA’s Frank Rubio, for example, was much longer (and included intrigue over a rare tomato grown in space that went missing!).
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk attended the first cabinet meeting of Trump’s second term, in another show of his outsize influence on the president.
—Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
But despite the outsize interest in Williams and Wilmore’s mission, a number of astronauts have had their stays in space extended without warning.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Knowing how to create the perfect sleep environment will have an outsize effect on your general wellbeing as well.
—Miranda Silva, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk attended the first cabinet meeting of Trump’s second term, in another show of his outsize influence on the president.
—Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
But despite the outsize interest in Williams and Wilmore’s mission, a number of astronauts have had their stays in space extended without warning.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Knowing how to create the perfect sleep environment will have an outsize effect on your general wellbeing as well.
—Miranda Silva, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsize
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Enemies are bloated, fat, and covered in armor, or are made of sinew and bone, standing two heads taller than the already hulking Slayer, while some perch on the back of what can only be described as flesh-dogs mounted by generic looking demons adorned in cruel looking plate.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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The bigmouth buffalo, a hulking filter-feeder found in lakes and rivers across the U.S. and Canada, has produced individuals that live for more than 120 years — with one supercentenarian verified at 127.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Many projects that were celebrated during bull markets are now facing existential crises, unable to justify their inflated valuations.—
Max (Chong) Li,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Fewer graduate student instructors will also mean inflated class sizes for undergraduates.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
17 Mar. 2025
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Comments The handsome, prickly, and soulful Val Kilmer died from pneumonia on Tuesday after an 11-year struggle with throat cancer.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Startlingly handsome with hair like a lion, but in an existential way; a chain-smoking character actor.—
Kaleb Horton,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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But it was also used to stop other individuals’ display behaviors—dramatic, exaggerated actions or gestures bonobos perform to assert dominance or attract attention.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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The exaggerated, puppet-like character designs contribute to the game's mythic, storybook quality.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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The platform recently launched its third-generation trading system, reducing order processing time from 20 milliseconds to just two milliseconds and handling up to 80,000 orders per second—a considerable achievement for a platform with trading volumes in the trillions.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Compiling the clips can take considerable research.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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This is why a large, organized, grassroots group of locals successfully opposed it.—
Chelsea Cantilli,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
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Another video posted from a high angle showed a large plume of smoke coming from the house and filling the air.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The 14-piece collection includes oversize hoodies, T-shirts, denim, baseball caps, jewelry and bags.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Reid sported a black and white patterned floor-length skirt and paired the statement piece with a leather jacket featuring oversize lapels.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Voicing the bag is an older woman with a husky Tuscan timbre, which carries the whole way through its lifecycle onscreen.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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My husky boy feet cemented into the concrete veranda.—
Diane Seuss,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
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“Outsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsize. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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