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Used with adjectives:
"
The size of the building is huge."
(huge, considerable, great, impressive, large, substantial)
"
The vast size of the canyon is breathtaking."
(vast, massive, enormous)
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Customers love the compact size of the computer."
(compact, small, modest, reduced)
"
Doctors are worried about the increasing size of children in America."
(increasing, growing, increased, average)
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We want to find the appropriate size of car for our family."
(appropriate, best, perfect)
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This shirt is the wrong size."
(wrong, right, same)
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The classroom's maximum size is 30 students."
(maximum)
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Do you sell adult sizes?"
(adult, child, children's, men's, women's, large, small, medium, various)
"
They're studying sample sizes."
(sample, population, family, class, body, brain)
"
What is your bra size?"
(bra, bust, shirt, shoe, collar, jacket)
"
Your font size is too small."
(font)
Used with verbs:
"
We need to control classroom sizes."
(control, reduce, increase, adjust, change, expand, decrease, limit)
"
The restaurant doubled the sizes of their drinks."
(doubled, tripled, increased, decreased)
"
She needs to determine the size of the house."
(determine, measure, estimate, guess, calculate)
"
When do snakes attain their full size?"
(attain, reach, grow to)
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We probably overestimated the size of the problem."
(overestimated, underestimated)
"
Let's compare the size of our hands."
(compare)
"
He wears large sizes."
(wears, takes, needs)
"
This size doesn't fit me anymore."
(fit)
Used with prepositions:
"
From the size of this tree, it must be very old."
(from, by)
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The car is too big in size to fit in the garage."
"
Do you have this jacket in my size?"
(in)
"
The size of the crowd is amazing."
(of)
