variants
or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue
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Throughout the entire season, be sure to take the Snow Globe Stroll to see seven life-size renditions of popular Christmas themes.
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Hosted in a life-size gingerbread house, the event will feature carolers, complimentary holiday totes with HomeGoods gift cards, and a holiday card photo opp.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
At the center on one side was a life-size Virgin holding the Child, surrounded by 40 reverent haloed figures.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
In the past two weeks, I’ve been drenched by a water balloon while stepping out of the shower, found fake spiders in my coffee cup and opened our front door to discover what appeared to be a life-size effigy of the two little girls from The Shining staring at me.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Hosted in a life-size gingerbread house, the event will feature carolers, complimentary holiday totes with HomeGoods gift cards, and a holiday card photo opp.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
At the center on one side was a life-size Virgin holding the Child, surrounded by 40 reverent haloed figures.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
In the past two weeks, I’ve been drenched by a water balloon while stepping out of the shower, found fake spiders in my coffee cup and opened our front door to discover what appeared to be a life-size effigy of the two little girls from The Shining staring at me.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Life-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-size. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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