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
Nerdwallet, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
Catering to this enormous, ever-splintering audience helped Netflix bring in $10.54 billion in revenue for the quarter (up 13% year-over-year), deliver a whopping $2.89 billion profit, and sustain an operating margin of 31.7%.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2025
China, the third-largest U.S. trading partner, faces cumulative tariffs of a whopping 145%.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
Nick and Mike spent a whopping six hours searching through the haystacks, and in that time, Carson and Jack caught up, delivered their wood stacks, and were able to finish the leg in last place.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Apr. 2025
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This July, that number is expected to quadruple to a whopping 43,222 seats.
—Nerdwallet, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
Catering to this enormous, ever-splintering audience helped Netflix bring in $10.54 billion in revenue for the quarter (up 13% year-over-year), deliver a whopping $2.89 billion profit, and sustain an operating margin of 31.7%.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2025
China, the third-largest U.S. trading partner, faces cumulative tariffs of a whopping 145%.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
Nick and Mike spent a whopping six hours searching through the haystacks, and in that time, Carson and Jack caught up, delivered their wood stacks, and were able to finish the leg in last place.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopping
Adjective
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Scammers convince you to take cash to a bitcoin ATM Her story highlights one huge red flag that consumers must watch out for these days — how scammers are convincing you to take cash to a crypto ATM at the local party store, gas station or grocery.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The overall approach—making scientists prove why mining shouldn’t happen in specific parts of a huge area, without the data to do so—frustrated scientists.—
Christian Elliott,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 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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Jared Harris is the best movie John ever, licking his lips and sucking his teeth; Aidan Quinn is the best movie Paul.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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Boston, Cleveland, and New York are licking their chops, ready to feast on a Bucks team missing its point guard, its bench leader, and its identity.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Jaguars kicked off the night with a bang, executing an enormous trade to move up for Hunter.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Leeds, as Farke has been only too happy to point out, is an enormous, emotional beast of an organisation.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With their teeth bared in a frozen rictus grin, this couple appears to be hiding a darkness which we are left only to guess at.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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My safety came down to something as simple as hiding my name.—
Ismat Ara,
TIME,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But seeing the slow nature of gigantic bureaucratic machines such as these, this is not enough to move beyond policy to practice.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Bucks predictably got a massive game from Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 36 points to go with 12 rebounds, but the absence of their point guard, Lillard, was a gigantic blow.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The agency said gushes of water flooded downstream villages, catching the children who were fishing or doing laundry on a nearby river by surprise and also destroying agricultural equipment and killing livestock.—
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arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Resettlement groups motivated by Christian duty At least one person doing resettlement work in Charlotte wants lawmakers to make a greater effort to help refugees.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Saints received a tremendous pop from the crowd to begin the Stand & Deliver card.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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As a whole, the gig showed Cave’s tremendous artistic range**.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Whopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopping. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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