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to the size of vs to size of

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'To the size of' is used when comparing the size of two things, while 'to size of' is used when referring to the size of something without a specific comparison. They are not interchangeable.

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to the size of

This phrase is correct and commonly used when comparing the size of two things.

Use 'to the size of' when you want to compare the size of one thing to another. It indicates a specific comparison between sizes.

Examples:

The new house is tiny compared to the size of the old mansion.
She bought a dress that was similar to the size of her friend's.
The dog was huge compared to the size of the cat.
The project was ambitious, almost equal to the size of the previous one.
The cake was enormous, close to the size of the table.

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This brilliant world map shows countries scaled to the size of their stock markets. Elena Holodny. Aug. 20, 2015, 1:48 PM; 15,359; 3 · facebook · linkedin · twitter ...
In just 40 short weeks, your baby will grow from the size of a tiny seed to the size of a plump watermelon. Watch as the ovulation process and fertilization takes ...
36 weeks. Your baby, over 2.6kg and still piling on the weight at a rate of about 30g a day, is close to the size of a romaine lettuce. (Length: 47.4cm, head to heel. )
2 Chainz is so rich that the size of his bathtub is equivalent to the size of a swimming pool, and so extensive he can backstroke to other parts of the house.

Alternatives:

as big as
similar in size to
almost the same size as
comparable in size to
nearly the size of

to size of

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the size of something without a specific comparison.

Use 'to size of' when you want to talk about the size of something without directly comparing it to another size. It is a more general statement about size.

Examples:

The room was spacious, similar to size of the living room.
The car was compact, close to size of a sedan.
The bookshelf was large, almost equal to size of the wall.
The garden was vast, comparable to size of a park.
The computer was small, nearly the size of a tablet.

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LA woman's ovary swells to size of grapefruit after freezing eggs. Published July 07, 2015. FoxNews.com. Facebook0 Twitter0 livefyre12 Email Print. Rox661.jpg.
Fit to size of Text. In order to make a Rect Transform with a Text component on it fit the text content, add a Content Size Fitter component to the same Game ...
May 13, 2015 ... Timing key to size of UBS forex penalties. FT Reporters. Share. Print; Clip; Gift Article. Comments. The logo of UBS AG is displayed at the ...
Study Shows Bluefin Tuna Going Hungry Due to Size of Prey, not Abundance. June 23, 2015 College News. Maine coast Bluefin tuna are going hungry in a sea ...

Alternatives:

of similar size to
approximately the size of
about the size of
roughly the size of
around the size of

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