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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
The amount of computer storage or memory is equally humongous.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The retirement of future Hall of Famer Aaron Donald left a humongous hole in a unit that had to be rebuilt with first- and second-year players.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Twelve helicopters are filling humongous water buckets hanging from cables and sucking seawater up through snorkels.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Filtered across the main level are a humongous formal living room with a fireplace and coffered ceiling, a formal dining room, a billiards room with a wet bar, and an office space.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The retirement of future Hall of Famer Aaron Donald left a humongous hole in a unit that had to be rebuilt with first- and second-year players.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Twelve helicopters are filling humongous water buckets hanging from cables and sucking seawater up through snorkels.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Filtered across the main level are a humongous formal living room with a fireplace and coffered ceiling, a formal dining room, a billiards room with a wet bar, and an office space.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
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The trend, which was huge in the 2010s in a memorable patchwork pattern, is actually a super comfortable way to rock shorts while traveling.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
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Red light therapy masks have been making a huge splash in the realm of skincare.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
28 Mar. 2025
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Highlights include a giant floating obstacle course, underwater and dry-land Easter egg hunts, a Glow in the Dark egg hunt, bounce houses, the Easter Bunny and local vendors.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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In it, the man explained how his fiancée had eaten the giant cupcake that his daughter was planning to give to her friend as a birthday surprise, due to her pregnancy cravings.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Then try Wilmot’s Warehouse, a strangely cheerful take on working in a gigantic storage warehouse.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Explaining this, the paper proposes that the gigantic impact which formed the roughly 1,600 mile (2,500 kilometers) wide SPA basin around 4.2 billion years ago modified the chemical and physical properties of the moon's mantle in this region.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The good news is this: India’s mammoth endeavor to transition its power sector paves the way for significant growth across multiple sunrise sectors.—
Radhika Kak, independent researcher at Harvard Business School and Varad Pande, partner at BCG,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Patriots entered this offseason in a mammoth hole.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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Leveraged and inverse ETFs give investors the opportunity to make monster bets on the stock market’s direction.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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One of the biggest changes reflects the idea that these new players prefer more monster options over D&D lore.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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At the front of the cedar and concrete home, massive, double-height doors slide open to a breezeway.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Canucks had reeled off a couple of massive wins to leapfrog the Calgary Flames and reclaim the final wild-card spot.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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His stage elements were simple yet vibrant, futuristic and captivating: two large LED panels, a floating LED panel and a silver car in which Balvin made his grand entrance.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
23 Mar. 2025
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Visualize a grand display of rare artwork, luxe furniture, and fine decor—proper enough to host public events like funerals or weddings at times.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Mar. 2025
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Frank is a business leader, with a tremendous track record of transforming large corporations.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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The White Continent offers tremendous wildlife viewing, extreme environmental beauty, and a fascinating history, full of discovery and adventure.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humongous. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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