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adjective as in big, abundant
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The benefits would be even larger if we reduced sugar consumption even further.
Prosecutors described it as one of the largest financial frauds in U.S. history.
The Associated Press reported that the funeral location was not made public in advance to prevent a large crowd from gathering.
La Niña seasons typically produce large numbers of atmospheric rivers, or narrow bands of concentrated water vapor in the sky that act like rivers in the sky.
A cordon has been put up around the area - close to the M61- and there is a large emergency services presence at the scene.
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When To Use
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).
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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