Finder window too big to resize

one of my finder windows was enlarged to the point where i can't make it smaller again. i can't move it far enough up out of the way to see the corner tab for changing size. suggestions?

Click the green button in the upper left corner and it will fill the screen (exactly). You can then resize from the lower right corner.

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