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Meanings of bigger in English

Large or big relative to something else.

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Usage of bigger in English
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It's an unusually stark and public example of a far bigger problem.
Reuters
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It's just a bigger market today than it was 25 years ago.
Climbing Magazine
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However, the strike action had a far bigger economic impact in 2014.
The South African
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US stocks fell, while major indexes in Europe took much bigger losses.
The Irish Times
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We have far bigger social problems here and that representation really matters.
Radio NZ
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The bigger problem with these examples is that they don't augment reality.
Reuters
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However, larger prospective purchases carry a disproportionately bigger price tag, Jimenez said.
Reuters
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Trade training groups want a bigger share of the school leaver market.
Radio NZ
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Yesterday and today have definitely been bigger than usual, one trader said.
Reuters
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Meanwhile, residential mortgages began growing again last year, helping boost bigger banks.
Reuters
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Moreover, developed nations are facing bigger worries than they were last year.
Reuters
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In the near term, however, economists say the bigger danger is deflation.
Reuters
13
Food is a convenient way to avoid immediately discussing these bigger things.
Ebony
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The longer and more obscure the words used, the bigger the contract.
The Guardian
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And by then, of course, Icarus had far bigger concerns in Adelboden.
The arms maker of berlin
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It's clearly just a bandaid on a much bigger issue, she said.
Radio NZ
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Australia
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