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1
as in gigantic
unusually large
built a king-size mansion with the money he had made in the stock market
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2
as in elongated
of great extent from end to end
the king-size snake known as the anaconda
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Recent Examples of king-size
Today, the pair will celebrate their first Thanksgiving in a civilian home – with a king-size bed.
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Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Soleil, for instance, lives up to its name, with soft natural light, a white-and-gold color palette, extra-soft fabrics on curvaceous furnishings and a king-size bed beneath a glass ceiling that exposes the interior millwork of a turret.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Available in 10, 15, or 20 pounds Layla Weighted Blanket for $199 to $239: Our tester loved snuggling with a partner under Layla's massive king-size blanket.
—Nena Farrell, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Elsewhere, a king-size primary bedroom is decked out with a roomy walk-in dressing room and an ensuite bath, the latter with a marble vanity, a soaking tub, and a dual walk-in rainfall shower.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Soleil, for instance, lives up to its name, with soft natural light, a white-and-gold color palette, extra-soft fabrics on curvaceous furnishings and a king-size bed beneath a glass ceiling that exposes the interior millwork of a turret.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Available in 10, 15, or 20 pounds Layla Weighted Blanket for $199 to $239: Our tester loved snuggling with a partner under Layla's massive king-size blanket.
—Nena Farrell, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Elsewhere, a king-size primary bedroom is decked out with a roomy walk-in dressing room and an ensuite bath, the latter with a marble vanity, a soaking tub, and a dual walk-in rainfall shower.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for king-size
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The gigantic Young-Hee is among the first things players see when their number is called.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Start showing off your personal style with gigantic hair bows, sneaker charms, busy necklaces, and layered keychains—in this, more is more.Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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Worm lizards are well adapted for underground life, with elongated bodies, reduced or no limbs, rudimentary eyes and tough, ring-like scales.Newsweek, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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The Gothic romance casts a very elongated shadow of influence over many, many books.Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
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This, unsurprisingly, has led to a huge online backlash, with many people furiously making memes and posting about this turn of events.Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Her yearlong renovation included the addition of custom millwork, wide-plank flooring, and air-conditioning necessitated by the huge south-facing window that floods the space with sunlight.Michael Boodro, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2024
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Some feature high waists to elongate legs or pleats to conjure old-school élan worthy of Cary Grant.Charlie Teasdale, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
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The fragment, which was cleaved from its fecal parent with a pair of wire cutters, resembles a chunk of light-colored concrete with darker, elongate inclusions that Chin recognizes as bone.Karen Wright, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Her fitness footage includes shots of her flipping giant tires, lifting weight, boxing and flexing her muscular biceps.Shyla Watson, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Last year, an ancient, still-active volcano was found off the Canadian coast, covered in millions of giant eggs laid by Pacific white skates (a hauntingly beautiful cartilaginous fish that looks like a stingray).Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Then-President Trump and lawmakers reached a deal shortly after that to end the shutdown, the longest funding lapse in the United States.Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Their towels are made from 100% organic long staple cotton and are customizable!The View, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Big Story Massive annual defense policy bill passes in House The House on Wednesday passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth measure to the Senate for consideration ahead of Congress’s end-of-month deadline.Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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From the same bone analyses, the researchers extrapolated that mammoth meat made up 40 percent of the mother’s diet.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement France is under pressure from the European Union’s executive body and financial markets to reduce its colossal debt, estimated to reach 6% of its gross domestic product this year.Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The action also has the proactive markings of a government and army still reeling from the colossal failure to protect its people from the Hamas massacre and mass hostage taking 14 months ago.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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“King-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king-size. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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