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
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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
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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
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
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Could there be a medical reason behind their licking?—
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
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The traders always move on eventually, often after having made enormous sums of money.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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Ostrog Monastery, Montenegro Constructed inside a cave high in the stone clavicle of Montenegro’s enormous plateau, Ostroska Greda, the Ostrog Monastery is one of the most important Serbian Orthodox Christian pilgrimage sites in the Balkans.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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The region has seen tremendous loss as thousands of people have been killed in the response to Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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That isn’t to say there aren’t grand flourishes or sequences that require tremendous logistical complexity.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Whopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopping. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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