as in increasing
to make greater in size, amount, or number
we'll have to supersize our contributions to our retirement fund
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Recent Examples of supersizing
Although a few smaller red states have moved to give the GOP an edge, Virginia would effectively cancel out those gains by supersizing the current 6-5 Democratic edge.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
Dakota Johnson is supersizing her ‘70s boho style just in time for Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
Spiders scare off predators by seemingly supersizing themselves What’s scarier than a spider?
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026
And despite attempts to get with the times, like supersizing the burgers, Royal Castle stuck with tradition.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Stefanski suggests choosing a single-serving item, like a frozen yogurt pop, instead of haphazardly scooping from a carton or supersizing your swirl at the fro-yo shop.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
Dakota Johnson is supersizing her ‘70s boho style just in time for Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
Spiders scare off predators by seemingly supersizing themselves What’s scarier than a spider?
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026
And despite attempts to get with the times, like supersizing the burgers, Royal Castle stuck with tradition.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Stefanski suggests choosing a single-serving item, like a frozen yogurt pop, instead of haphazardly scooping from a carton or supersizing your swirl at the fro-yo shop.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersizing
Verb
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These organizations, striving to fill the information gap created by the state government’s increasing drift toward secrecy — can’t rely on taxpayers to pay their bills.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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These changes were to be achieved by increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables, decreasing the consumption of meat and eggs, and substituting nonfat milk for whole milk.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Southern Anoka County Assistance food shelf (SACA) is expanding to meet a growing need in Columbia Heights.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The store initially sold ice cream before expanding to chocolates in 1965.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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The growing fleet is accelerating development by generating large-scale data for Helix, the company’s humanoid AI model, while enabling real-world deployment across research, commercial, and domestic use cases, according to a blog by Figure.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Polls show Americans are angry — and rightly so — at accelerating medical bills.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Supporters’ contributions help change students’ lives by relieving financial burdens, augmenting the resources that support student learning inside and outside the classroom, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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New general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan has said that augmenting the trenches is a priority.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In further experiments in mice, the researchers found that the type of food appeared to matter, too—eating a fat-rich diet (in this case, corn oil) emerged as key to boosting the T cells’ abilities when compared with carbohydrate- or protein-rich diets.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2026
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Florida lawmakers approved a new congressional map Wednesday that would give Republicans a leg up in four more House seats, boosting their chances of keeping control of the chamber amid a nationwide redistricting arms race.—
Patrick Marley,
Washington Post,
29 Apr. 2026
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Dealerships are multiplying amidst promises of economic prosperity in a country where the vehicle fleet has become increasingly outdated due to the economic crisis.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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Cleaning units Cleaning units are a measurement of the efficacy of a pressure washer and are a result of multiplying the PSI by the GPM.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Supersizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersizing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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