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as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
a sizable sum of money
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as in substantial
sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention
a sizable increase in attendance since the team began its winning streak a sizable raise
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Recent Examples of sizable
Listing images show a sizable living room with a fireplace and a dining room that opened onto a small outdoor space.
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Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2024
That sizable group still has relatively fresh immunity, meaning fewer people than usual are susceptible to infection right now.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
O’Grady’s work featured this year alone in sizable museum exhibitions about the Caribbean diaspora, Surrealism beyond Europe, and contemporary responses to ancient Egyptian art.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Trump’s mass deportation plans and border crackdown could heavily impact Arizona, which has a sizable undocumented population, and has been a major gateway for undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers for decades.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2024
That sizable group still has relatively fresh immunity, meaning fewer people than usual are susceptible to infection right now.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
O’Grady’s work featured this year alone in sizable museum exhibitions about the Caribbean diaspora, Surrealism beyond Europe, and contemporary responses to ancient Egyptian art.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Trump’s mass deportation plans and border crackdown could heavily impact Arizona, which has a sizable undocumented population, and has been a major gateway for undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers for decades.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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The latest forecast is the most unusually warm issued by the center on such a large scale in more than 15 years, according to climatologist Brian Brettschneider.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Combining forces would allow the two companies to fend off Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, at home and abroad.Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Unlike reporters, news creators are often not beholden to editorial standards and substantial fact-checking—something that is one high-profile defamation lawsuit away from changing but that, for now, marks a difference.Makena Kelly, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
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Triller’s entry onto NASDAQ and its substantial backers has earned it increasing attention.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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The stakes are clear—deploying large-scale AI can bring transformative efficiencies and novel solutions, but not without considerable environmental costs.Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Striped Sunflower Seed Large striped sunflower seed has thick black and white striped shells that add considerable weight to the bag.Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024
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Greenland's natural resources include gold, silver, copper and uranium and there's believed to be significant potential for oil in the waters off the territory.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 24 Dec. 2024
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The acquisition also includes the assumption of over $2 billion in Nordstrom's debt, signaling a significant financial commitment from the buyers.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 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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Even ignoring the other chocolates—the milks, the whites, the unsweeteneds—there’s a huge selection at almost any grocery store.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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In 2022, Biden signed into law the first major federal gun reform in three decades, about a month after an 18-year-old man opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 students and two teachers.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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It’s also seen as a major bellwether kudo that often predicts the Oscar best picture winner.Steven Gaydos, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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For the vast majority of whitetails, this isn’t true.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, in developing markets such as the Philippines or Vietnam, the primary challenge has been financial inclusion - addressing the vast unmet need for basic banking services among the underbanked and unbanked populations.Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Sizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizable. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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