1
as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
told a whopper to get out of jury duty
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2
as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful
a whopper of a fish that won first prize in the derby the season finale ended with a whopper of a cliffhanger
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Recent Examples of whopper
The actual rate hikes are TBD, but Guggenheim’s math suggests that the NFL’s legacy partners are in for a whopper of an increase.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
6 Mar. 2026
As American beech trees go, the one in Jim Berman and Liz Bryant’s backyard is a whopper.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Maybe the audience knew that was just too big of a whopper.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Many are wondering how long will this snow stick around, after last month’s whopper caused big issues on streets and sidewalks.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for whopper
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
6 Mar. 2026
As American beech trees go, the one in Jim Berman and Liz Bryant’s backyard is a whopper.
—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Maybe the audience knew that was just too big of a whopper.
—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Many are wondering how long will this snow stick around, after last month’s whopper caused big issues on streets and sidewalks.
—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for whopper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopper
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The plane also includes a spacious press cabin, according to a pool reporter onboard, with lie-flat seats that feature a massage function and individual TV screens.
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The press cabin contains 14 lie-flat pods, including large tan leather seats with luxury features such as lumbar supports and massage functions.
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Since then, the commission has widened its crackdown on digital giants with more antitrust investigations targeting Amazon, Apple and Facebook and sweeping new rules aimed at clamping down on the biggest digital companies.
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In the years since, Monsanto, now owned by German chemical giant Bayer, has paid out over $10 billion to settle about 100,000 claims from people who said their health was harmed after they were exposed to Roundup.
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In the hands of Gillespie — whose specialty is edgy female-empowerment tales like the Oscar-winning I, Tonya and Cruella as well as the Emmy-winning Hulu series Pam & Tommy — how could the new Supergirl go wrong?
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The final score doesn't tell the tale of this game.
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After taking a lot of heat (lower case) over the years for failed attempts on big signings, Pat Riley finally landed another whale in Giannis.
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Options for activities include paddleboarding and chasing Arctic swells in the fjords, sailing through sea cliffs and the uninhabited Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, and spotting whales, seals, Arctic foxes, and more wildlife.
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This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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Gil was trapped beneath more than 100 tons of rubble after the partial collapse of the Galerias Playa Grande commercial center, which includes buildings nine and four stories tall.
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Or will the monsters get in their way?
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Making matters worse, Christophe has a spinal condition that requires him to wear a massive metal back brace 24/7, turning him into a pre-teen metal monster.
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According to this theory, those now-extinct megafauna—the giant ground sloths and the giant beavers, the mastodons and mammoths, and even the lions and dire wolves—were relatively quickly hunted to extinction.
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For the next 49,000 years, the sticky pits captured virtually everything that fell or walked onto them, from grains of pollen borne by the wind to hapless ancient camels and Columbian mammoths.
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Technology has come a long way since the dinosaur tail bone was first found, allowing researchers to peer inside bones and gain even more detailed information about ancient creatures.
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As reported by the New York Times, the statue by artist Aldo Beroisa follows from other creations of his including statues of dinosaurs and Jesus, and has been in the works for more than a year.
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“Whopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopper. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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