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also humungous
as in huge
unusually large
I'm sleepy because I ate a humongous lunch
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Recent Examples of humongous
Here’s Whether Your December Listens Will Count Though these humongous victories are monumental on the Spotify Charts, two artists that have notably blown up are Charli xcx and Chappell Roan.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Dec. 2024
Holiday Gift Ideas of Food from Germany Lebkuchen, Liebchen
Anyone who is fond of German baking will adore the humongous Lebkuchen Schmidt Festive Chest 2024, packed with traditional goodies such as stollen, a generous assortment of Lebkuchen, biscuits and more.
—Rona Berg, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The humongous versions of the stars were reminiscent of the Travis Scott show from 2020, and — much like the Grande concert — the event also weaved in bits of Fortnite’s strange history.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 30 Nov. 2024
The magic of Macy’s was dulled on Monday after the retailer announced that quarterly sales were down—and one of its former employees had made a humongous accounting error on purpose.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Dec. 2024
Holiday Gift Ideas of Food from Germany Lebkuchen, Liebchen
Anyone who is fond of German baking will adore the humongous Lebkuchen Schmidt Festive Chest 2024, packed with traditional goodies such as stollen, a generous assortment of Lebkuchen, biscuits and more.
—Rona Berg, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The humongous versions of the stars were reminiscent of the Travis Scott show from 2020, and — much like the Grande concert — the event also weaved in bits of Fortnite’s strange history.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 30 Nov. 2024
The magic of Macy’s was dulled on Monday after the retailer announced that quarterly sales were down—and one of its former employees had made a humongous accounting error on purpose.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
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As a huge fan of the original, this is good news to me!—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2025
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Fawzi recalled that the protests in Deir ez-Zor led to a huge event in the central square, in which some twenty thousand people assembled and a statue of Bassel al-Assad was knocked to the ground.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Those are giant movies, so there’s a lot of expectations and there’s a lot of money.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Parson turned his corner lot into a showcase of creativity, beginning with a giant cutout of Bigfoot.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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There's a gigantic piece of pizza, a burger complete with lettuce and tomato slices and, of course, meatballs.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Tyson last fought a sanctioned fight in 2005 , losing a sixth-round TKO to gigantic Irishman Kevin McBride, a fighter of little renown beyond that win.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2025
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Tangen leads Norway’s mammoth sovereign wealth fund, which posted first-half profit of 1.48 trillion kroner ($138 billion) last year, primarily driven by investments in technology stocks.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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The biggest news was Erling Haaland’s mammoth contract renewal, which will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until 2034 — revealed exclusively by The Athletic on Friday.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Most monster planets are forged in catastrophe When Dong and her colleagues simulated what would happen if planets started out unusually large and kept growing into super-Jupiters.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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Cooper Koch found monster success thanks to his latest project.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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And after search warrants were executed in fentanyl cases, narcotics detectives seized hundreds of guns and massive quantities of all types of drugs.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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The utility has said enormous demand from the wildfire strained the water system, which has occurred in other areas contending with massive fires, and that about 20% of hydrants in the Palisades saw a loss in pressure.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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The building of the property, which takes up an entire city block was once home to a Belle Epoque grand hotel.—
Rachel Dube,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Yet, while a further decline in relations is possible, the conventional wisdom may overlook a competing, perhaps even more likely scenario: A U.S.-China grand bargain, driven by Trump’s ambition to be remembered as one of America’s great statesmen.—
David Bach,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Jets’ fourth-round pick in 2024 is also exceeding expectations, bulldozing his way to danger areas while playing a tremendous role in Niagara’s franchise turnaround.—
Murat Ates,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Financial institutions have a tremendous opportunity to step in and offer solutions tailored to these businesses' unique needs.—
Sal Rehmetullah,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humongous. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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