large
Usage
What are other ways to say large?
In reference to the size and extent of concrete objects, large is somewhat formal, great is highly formal and even poetic, suggesting also that the object is notable or imposing, and big is the most general and most colloquial word: a large tree; a great oak; a big tree; a large field; great plains; a big field. When the reference is to degree or a quality, great is the usual word: great beauty; great mistake; great surprise; although big sometimes alternates with it in colloquial style: a big mistake; a big surprise; large is usually not used in reference to degree, but may be used in a quantitative reference: a large number (great number).
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It is hard to imagine the guitar legend without his trademark black shirt, large silver cross, blue-tinted glasses and leather coat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Photographic portraits were far less expensive than painted ones, so large numbers of people flocked to have their pictures taken.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
One of the most notable findings was the large proportion of cardiovascular reports involving younger adults.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
In fact, among those who did perceive a need, a distressingly large majority said they felt they should’ve been able to cope on their own.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026
I followed my escort into the single large room where several hundred men and women sat at long plank tables covered with thousands of tiny radio parts.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
When the vortex becomes unusually strong or expansive, conditions favorable for ozone loss can persist across a larger area.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
Units could be added like Lego blocks to a larger location.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Priority boarding and charging for larger carry-on bags are, in part, the result of oversized, hard-shelled wheelie bags being crammed into overhead compartments.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
Najib is appealing against a 15-year prison sentence, handed down at a second trial in December 2025, in a case involving much larger sums of money.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Unfortunately, the colony losses from 2006 to 2020 were a precursor to a much larger crisis to come, which ultimately resulted in the Global Famine of 2100.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
An artist has set a record for the world's largest soil painting as he bids to raise awareness of how important the material is.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Unusual weather patterns over Antarctica caused the ozone hole to expand dramatically in 2026, reaching one of its largest sizes on record.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
The maker of AI agent Claude had been expected to raise up to $100 billion in its IPO, which would have made it the largest IPO on record.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
It is three years since Scotland's largest cities declared "housing emergencies", followed months later by the nation as a whole.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
On April 2, the nation’s largest subprime mortgage lender, New Century, was swamped by defaults and filed for bankruptcy.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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