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XL

American  
  1. extra large.

  2. extra long.


XL British  

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  1. extra large

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Nowadays, they’re kicking up dust again with the release of “Dopamine Chamber,” which came out last Friday via XL Recordings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

This segment will need to pass the muster of the same state regulators and courts that held up Keystone XL.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

When ABC had Super Bowl XL in 2006, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 21-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks scored 90.7 million viewers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Their opponents were set to be a Sunday league team from Reading called XL FC who use football as a way to achieve a healthier lifestyle.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Fortunately, the supermarket sold kids’ underwear and we bought him a three-pack of boys’ size XL briefs with Pokemon characters on them.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

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