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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Cheap electric vehicles, a large charging network and a high-speed rail network spanning tens of thousands of miles meant that Chinese consumers could easily switch to other travel options when fuel gets expensive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
To find out, they compared their results with five large published studies of human mortality that used similar methods to examine metabolites.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
“In general … people who want to work, by and large, are holding or finding jobs,” Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said on Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Between December and January, it hosted a large shipment of uranium concentrate, which was held up while awaiting export.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
When she sees a large opening in the ground behind the Engineering Building, she makes a mental note of the soldiers going in and out and playfully asks, “What’s that?”
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
“Physical AI gives Nvidia a path from data centers into the much larger physical economy—vehicles, factories, warehouses and robots,” said Michael Frank, chief executive of intelligence startup Radiant Intel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Rather than focusing on individual molecules, the researchers analyzed thousands of metabolites together to look for larger patterns associated with risk.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
The recent discussions around Kurdish security were part of larger conversations between the US, the Iraqi government and KRG over the upcoming troop withdrawal.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Rising diesel prices have been a headwind but one that companies, particularly larger operators, have been managing for years by tacking on fuel surcharges.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
These were brave words without a doubt, shouted up at an enemy much larger and much stronger.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Black remains Apollo’s largest shareholder, with some 85 million shares worth around $11 billion these days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
In 1998, he left his vice president role at Compaq Computer — the world’s largest PC maker at the time — to join a nearly bankrupt Apple.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
But this is potentially the largest relief plan to date, with the state tax board estimating it would make more than $40 million available to newsrooms annually.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The findings come from one of the largest long-term studies of early childhood education outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
The total losses he left behind him were reported to the Morgan Stanley board as a bit more than $9 billion: the single largest trading loss in the history of Wall Street.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
