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Recent Examples of overlarge
Hollander’s Collins does everything just a tad wrong — arrives at the Bennets with an overlarge hat, rambles at the dinner table, struggles through a country dance.
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
The onslaught of intensity works, thanks to choices the restaurant makes in portioning (not overlarge) and service (not over-rushed), which gives the palate a bit of time to regroup between happy sighs.
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Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
True, few of the cast members are on stage long enough to make overlarge impressions, and those that are – with the exception of Parsons – don’t always make the most of the opportunity.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2024
Where the gumball eyes used to be bulging and overlarge, the new chocolate pieces appear to be smaller morsels — a look that has been met with disapproving opinions on social media.
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Henry Chandonnet,
Peoplemag,
23 June 2023
This one is spacious enough for two adults without feeling overlarge.
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Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2023
For decades new builds in Los Angeles have resembled overlarge white cubes.
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Helena Madden,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2022
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
The onslaught of intensity works, thanks to choices the restaurant makes in portioning (not overlarge) and service (not over-rushed), which gives the palate a bit of time to regroup between happy sighs.
—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
True, few of the cast members are on stage long enough to make overlarge impressions, and those that are – with the exception of Parsons – don’t always make the most of the opportunity.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2024
Where the gumball eyes used to be bulging and overlarge, the new chocolate pieces appear to be smaller morsels — a look that has been met with disapproving opinions on social media.
—
Henry Chandonnet,
Peoplemag,
23 June 2023
This one is spacious enough for two adults without feeling overlarge.
—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2023
For decades new builds in Los Angeles have resembled overlarge white cubes.
—
Helena Madden,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlarge
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Lena Dunham was spotted in the back of an SUV, while producer Jack Antonoff was photographed by paparazzi stepping out in an oversized black blazer and matching slacks.
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The soccer star and the Spice Girls member posed on oversized golden thrones, cut their wedding cake with a sword and dressed their then 4-month-old son Brooklyn in purple.
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Simón, who undertook a similar odyssey at the same age, never allows this delicate story to succumb to self-indulgence or an inflated sense of its own importance.
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As Jackson County legislators consider whether to implement a tax credit program to homeowners who paid inflated property tax bills in 2023, county homeowners and organizations are split on who should bear the cost.
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This shows up in overloaded slides with way too much content.
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Swollen or tender nodes at the neck, armpits or groin signal an overloaded filter.
Adjective
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The Maldives Coast Guard began an over and underwater search for the four remaining divers, but once Benedetti’s body was found, the authorities began working under the assumption that the four remaining divers were inside the cave.
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This cross-over dish is amazing as both a side and a light dessert.
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One of Cash’s interests, carried over from Earth Angel, her 2023 debut book of short stories, is an overflowing index of animal references.
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And Zermatt itself also has pockets of traditional charm, with streets lined with chalet after chalet and overflowing flower boxes.
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“Overlarge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlarge. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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