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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 league may have opened a humongous can of worms on Sunday.
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Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
Eric has essentially gone for a piss at the urinal, peaked over at Nolan’s humongous studio-schlong, and cowered off to the stalls.
—Jack King, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Six days after its humongous Ohio State game, Oregon plays at Purdue — picked to finish 18th out of 18 in the Big Ten — on a Friday night.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Juston Gordon-Montgomery grew up during the Attitude Era of pro wrestling — a time when the personalities were humongous, the storylines were wild, and the theater of it all bordered on high camp.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024
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Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
Eric has essentially gone for a piss at the urinal, peaked over at Nolan’s humongous studio-schlong, and cowered off to the stalls.
—Jack King, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Six days after its humongous Ohio State game, Oregon plays at Purdue — picked to finish 18th out of 18 in the Big Ten — on a Friday night.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Juston Gordon-Montgomery grew up during the Attitude Era of pro wrestling — a time when the personalities were humongous, the storylines were wild, and the theater of it all bordered on high camp.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
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Theoretically, that's a positive thing for a huge country like Canada—but not right now.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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This year, there was a huge change to this tax credit: Buyers can now get it as an upfront rebate off the price of the vehicle.Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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Some are familiar, because how could the show continue without the iconic Red Light/Green Light giant robot girl?Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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As an avid Katie Smith fan, one giant hole in my collection was her 1999 platinum rookie card, numbed only to 50.Craig Custance, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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The gigantic Young-Hee is among the first things players see when their number is called.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Start showing off your personal style with gigantic hair bows, sneaker charms, busy necklaces, and layered keychains—in this, more is more.Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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The market has appeared on lists of the most Instagrammed restaurants in the U.S., with posts typically showing people tucking into mammoth trays of seafood.Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Barca and Atleti went into the mammoth clash level on points at the summit of the Spanish top flight table.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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However, the sketch adds the layer that this is a ‘monster truck’ style commercial which elevates the sketch.Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Her strength is in creating atmosphere, a change of pace for a monster genre that frequently thrives on high-octane thrills.B.J. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Burnes appears to be in no rush to sign his massive contract, but neither the Giants nor the Blue Jays appear to be backing down anytime soon.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The deluxe release marks another chapter in the SOS era, which has been nothing short of massive.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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Voyage of the Damned (2007) Christmas episodes don't always need to be some grand tale that has rippling consequences in the Whoniverse.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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To be sure, securing trademarks is a relatively perfunctory bit of legal housekeeping and doesn’t necessarily indicate grander plans are underway.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Military families routinely make tremendous sacrifices for our country, and servicemembers are expected to bravely risk their lives during combat.Jen Cousins and KBF Francis, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Instead, there should be more celebrating of a league that's more skilled than ever and offering tremendous parody.Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humongous. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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