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
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The Bears have finished in last place in the NFC North in all three seasons under Poles’ watch and last season landed a whopping six games out of third place and nine out of second.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Boucher starred in net for Shrewsbury with a whopping 43 saves.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Kier posted her find alongside a listing for similar piece from the brand's website in blue, on sale for a whopping $138.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Comments The Oscars are just around the corner, and Diane Warren is looking to finally take home her first competitive statue after a whopping 16 nominations.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The Bears have finished in last place in the NFC North in all three seasons under Poles’ watch and last season landed a whopping six games out of third place and nine out of second.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Boucher starred in net for Shrewsbury with a whopping 43 saves.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Kier posted her find alongside a listing for similar piece from the brand's website in blue, on sale for a whopping $138.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopping
Adjective
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By contrast, the case was a huge emotional strain on Casey’s family; in January 2009, George Anthony attempted suicide, which would later be used against him by Casey’s defense at her trial.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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The huge showcase halls featured more than 6,000 exhibitors from around the world.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2025
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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 decision to remove the enormous mural near the White House comes after a U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., introduced legislation earlier this week that gave D.C. an ultimatum: either paint over the slogan or risk losing federal funding.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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There are also the now-traditional summer preseason schedules of European clubs who spend a few weeks in America playing before enormous crowds before kicking off their new seasons back home.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 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
Adjective
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Acoustic Sounds occupies a hodgepodge of squat industrial buildings in Salina, a city of about 50,000 near the geographic center of the 48 contiguous states, where grain elevators and a gigantic frozen pizza plant jut out from the flat plains landscape.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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Some knobby with new growth, some short or gigantic, some suffering or shrunken, some reaching over paths and roads.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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Of course, Cena vs. Rhodes sounds like a tremendous WrestleMania main event on paper, too, a bout that WWE fans would be easily invested in given how popular Cena and Rhodes have been at their peaks.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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This is a time of tremendous grief and pain for those who knew and loved him.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Whopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopping. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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