large-scale
adjective
1
: involving many people or things
Their equipment is suitable for large-scale production.
2
: covering or involving a large area
a large-scale map
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Most have spent many months exiled in makeshift refugee camps after Israeli forces ordered large-scale evacuations.
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Abeer Salman, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Gartner's note estimated that large-scale migrations, including scoping and technical evaluation, would take 18 to 48 months.
—Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
Chicago residents, especially in immigrant circles, have already been on edge for months in anticipation of large-scale arrests touted by the Trump administration.
—Sophia Tareen and Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2025
These measures, expanded in 2021, are aimed at preventing Chinese firms from acquiring high-performance chips like Nvidia's A100 and H100, often used for developing large-scale AI models.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Abeer Salman, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Gartner's note estimated that large-scale migrations, including scoping and technical evaluation, would take 18 to 48 months.
—Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
Chicago residents, especially in immigrant circles, have already been on edge for months in anticipation of large-scale arrests touted by the Trump administration.
—Sophia Tareen and Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2025
These measures, expanded in 2021, are aimed at preventing Chinese firms from acquiring high-performance chips like Nvidia's A100 and H100, often used for developing large-scale AI models.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Large-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large-scale. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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