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
Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
One of the first season’s best and most self-aware gags had Michaels appearing on camera in an attempt to get the Beatles to reunite on the show for the whopping sum of $3,000.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2025
Philadelphia scored a whopping 55 points in the NFC championship game against Washington, but Kansas City’s elite defense doesn’t compare to the Commanders’ middling unit.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
Hanks has hosted the show a whopping 10 times, and cameoed on more than 10 additional eps of the show.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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As of 2024, the Black homeownership rate was 45.3%, a whopping 30 percentage points below that of white households, at 74.4%.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
One of the first season’s best and most self-aware gags had Michaels appearing on camera in an attempt to get the Beatles to reunite on the show for the whopping sum of $3,000.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2025
Philadelphia scored a whopping 55 points in the NFC championship game against Washington, but Kansas City’s elite defense doesn’t compare to the Commanders’ middling unit.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
Hanks has hosted the show a whopping 10 times, and cameoed on more than 10 additional eps of the show.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopping
Adjective
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The 27-track album became a huge catalyst for the recent spotlight on Black country artists and the genre's roots.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Wave Energy Could Meet The Demands Of The AI Boom, And Much More With such vast potential, wave energy could play a huge role in powering the AI boom.—
Elena Bou,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 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
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
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Trump demanded $500 billion in Ukraine's minerals as repayment for U.S. assistance, but Zelenskyy retorted that American aid hasn't come close to that enormous figure.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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That’s an enormous amount, obviously, even for a company as big as Apple.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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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This is the Hoosiers’ second gigantic Quad 1 win in the past two weeks, including a win at Michigan State.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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One of the puzzles in Animal Well (2024) requires memorizing a route to escape a gigantic ghost cat.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 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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Houston validated it with a tremendous comeback win at Arizona.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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And if the designation became a steppingstone to launching flashy unilateral military strikes on Mexican soil, the battle against fentanyl smuggling would suffer a tremendous setback.—
Vanda Felbab-Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Whopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopping. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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