1
as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
told a whopper to get out of jury duty
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2
as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful
a whopper of a fish that won first prize in the derby the season finale ended with a whopper of a cliffhanger
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Recent Examples of whopper
He’s protected by a whopper buyout of about $35 million.
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Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
There are additional fibs on the list, including some whoppers from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Elon Musk and JD Vance.
—D.l. Davis, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
Sloane has talent for sure, but the petal-soft vocal and melodic departures that accompanied this rendition turned a whopper of a hit into a whimper.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 26 Nov. 2024
The festival boasts an award-winning pumpkin weigh-off on Friday, and you're bound to see some whoppers.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2024
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Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
There are additional fibs on the list, including some whoppers from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Elon Musk and JD Vance.
—D.l. Davis, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
Sloane has talent for sure, but the petal-soft vocal and melodic departures that accompanied this rendition turned a whopper of a hit into a whimper.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 26 Nov. 2024
The festival boasts an award-winning pumpkin weigh-off on Friday, and you're bound to see some whoppers.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopper
Noun
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The power to classify or declassify lies in the hands of top federal officials, including the president and Cabinet secretaries.—
David Klepper,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Approaching her parents now means exposing her lies, which could trigger a range of harsh reactions.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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But the Terps have largely been uncompetitive against the Big Ten giants.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Mar. 2025
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Trombetta never sent cease and desist letters to the two giants in the sports betting industry: FanDuel and DraftKings.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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From casting backlash and political dustups to a lingering conversation of how to portray the tale's dwarfs in 2025, here's a timeline detailing the Snow White live-action remake's controversies.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The five performers take on an endless stream of characters, but each is assigned a principle character that solidly ground the tale.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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After dealing with whales and black swans and two of every creature on Noah’s Ark, Darren Aronofsky is going back to the animal kingdom for his next film.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2025
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When krill numbers fell again, so did the whales’ songs.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Sponsors have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The first major update, aptly titled Title Update 1, is set to be released later this week, and brings new monsters, new activities, and more for players of the game.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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White Painted Woman was a model of heroism and honorable womanhood: When evil monsters were hunting the Apache people, the White Painted Woman gave birth to a son who would destroy the creatures to help make Earth inhabitable for humanity.—
Alejandra Rubio,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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Engineering The Woolly Mouse—A Mammoth Gene Experiment Bringing back the mammoth is no simple task.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Shapiro and her colleagues started by trying to identify the genes responsible for making mammoths distinctive.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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Smaller dinosaurs and other creatures were caught in the mud, unable to escape.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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For this study, the team used a similar technique to the one used to reconstruct dinosaur coloration.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Whopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopper. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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