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
Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Wells Fargo, meanwhile, raised its price by a whopping $224 to a target of $674 per share, indicating 7% upside from Wednesday’s close.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Over the past two years, he’s quietly backed a whopping 37 AI startups—including Perplexity, DatologyAI, Emerald AI, Workhelix, Roboflow, Profluent Bio, Sakana AI, Latent Labs, P-1, World Labs, and Yutori.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 22 July 2025
Jacobs carried the ball a whopping 301 times last season, the sixth most in football and the sixth most in franchise history.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Competitive discounts drove demand, with back-to-school supply sales up a whopping 175%, Adobe said.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Wells Fargo, meanwhile, raised its price by a whopping $224 to a target of $674 per share, indicating 7% upside from Wednesday’s close.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Over the past two years, he’s quietly backed a whopping 37 AI startups—including Perplexity, DatologyAI, Emerald AI, Workhelix, Roboflow, Profluent Bio, Sakana AI, Latent Labs, P-1, World Labs, and Yutori.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 22 July 2025
Jacobs carried the ball a whopping 301 times last season, the sixth most in football and the sixth most in franchise history.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopping
Adjective
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On Thursday, Israel’s military took journalists to the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom crossing where hundreds of boxes of aid were on pallets filling a huge lot.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Powering spacecraft, especially out in the dark, cold outer solar system, is a huge challenge.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
26 July 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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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
Adjective
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After Assad fell, Israel swiftly launched an enormous countrywide air campaign targeting the remnants of his military stockpiles.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Among the projects will be the construction of data centers to help provide the enormous amounts of energy needed to power AI.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
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But over the past two terms of the Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, these vendors were accused of hiding their identity, of pretending to be Hindu.—
Ismat Ara,
TIME,
15 Mar. 2025
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Davis standing alongside Withers struck me as a classy gesture, and Withers answering for his mistake rather than hiding from the media was another.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There will be immediate deduction of research and development, which sounds like a snoozer but historically has brought about a gigantic geyser of money toward the creation of new products, which need lots of equipment to test and build.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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The main event seems like a formality with Hangman Adam Page a gigantic favorite to win.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
12 July 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.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
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
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This ordeal lasted years and took a tremendous toll on his personal life.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Especially with the tremendous strides which can be traced back to The East.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
23 July 2025
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“Whopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopping. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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