as in huge
unusually large
delivered a whopping 10-pound baby
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1
as in whipping
to defeat by a large margin
despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings
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as in licking
to strike repeatedly
he called me a name and I whopped him good
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Recent Examples of whopping
Michael Foster, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The canal’s ocean-bridging mechanism has served over 815,000 vessels since its opening and reduced ship travel time by a whopping five months and distance by 8,000 miles (12,875 kilometers).
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Keep a close eye on the Women’s Cotton Turtleneck Sweater, which is a whopping 73 percent off and ready to be matched with your favorite travel pants.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
The Texans tried to convert a 4th-and-10 from the Kansas City 40, but C.J. Stroud was sacked for a whopping 16-yard loss on the play.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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As a result, this fund saw its premium to net asset value (NAV, or the value of its underlying portfolio) go from near zero to a whopping 42.8%.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The canal’s ocean-bridging mechanism has served over 815,000 vessels since its opening and reduced ship travel time by a whopping five months and distance by 8,000 miles (12,875 kilometers).
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Keep a close eye on the Women’s Cotton Turtleneck Sweater, which is a whopping 73 percent off and ready to be matched with your favorite travel pants.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
The Texans tried to convert a 4th-and-10 from the Kansas City 40, but C.J. Stroud was sacked for a whopping 16-yard loss on the play.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopping
Adjective
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Luckily, Coach is having a huge sale on a handful of their classic and modern bags and clutches.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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No laws prevented Musk from interviewing Alice Weidel, a leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, on X, thereby providing her with a huge platform, available to no other political candidate, in the month before a national election.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Elle was also seen whipping her hands in a circle to the music during the awards ceremony.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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This instant camera captures little moments and big occasions on film, which feels a little more special than whipping out an iPhone.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Can my cat get sick from licking me?—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
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However, many cat owners will hesitate to stop their cats from licking them, to avoid hurting their feelings.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Black Lives Matter movement gained enormous attention with its stand against police brutality.—
John Blake,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Already, the fighting has ceased in Gaza which provides enormous relief to the people there who have been living in very difficult circumstances now for more than a year, not to mention the just unconscionable circumstances the hostages have found themselves in.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Rushdie himself was attacked on stage at an event in upstate New York in 2022 after coming out of hiding.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2024
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Rushdie himself was attacked on stage at an event in upstate New York in 2022 after coming out of hiding.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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One thing management certainly has announced is a gigantic restructuring of TV and digital assets.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2025
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Authorities have built a gigantic tent city on the banks of the rivers to accommodate the millions of pilgrims and tourists attending the festival -- equipped with 3,000 kitchens, 150,000 toilets, roads, electricity, water, communication towers and 11 hospitals, according to the Associated Press.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Over the years, that evolved into doing complete residential interiors, and commercial work including multiple test and demonstration kitchen projects, and then product design.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
31 Dec. 2024
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This year, the 50-year-old actress reemerged as a cleaning-supplies entrepreneur, and dished on why doing dishes is her happy place.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Financial institutions have a tremendous opportunity to step in and offer solutions tailored to these businesses' unique needs.—
Sal Rehmetullah,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Jets’ fourth-round pick in 2024 is also exceeding expectations, bulldozing his way to danger areas while playing a tremendous role in Niagara’s franchise turnaround.—
Murat Ates,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Whopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopping. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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