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
And then there was that whopper of a cliffhanger that saw a mysterious couple jumping into the pond in the 1970s and Sam (Rob Stewart) mirroring Elliot from the show's pilot in the present day.
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Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The executive order begins with a whopper of a falsehood: that the United States has an inadequate supply of energy.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, at the local bar, a fisherman finds an unlikely ally in catching the whopper that’ll change his life.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Even geniuses make mistakes, and the executive order is a whopper.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The executive order begins with a whopper of a falsehood: that the United States has an inadequate supply of energy.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, at the local bar, a fisherman finds an unlikely ally in catching the whopper that’ll change his life.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Even geniuses make mistakes, and the executive order is a whopper.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopper
Noun
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But to see American history as simply a narrative of heroism would be a lie unbecoming a great nation.—
James T. Kloppenberg,
Time,
28 May 2025
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Like it or not, businesses and thought leaders operate in an information ecosystem where willful lies and concocted conspiracies are amplified by algorithms.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Now, as a Wall Street giant suddenly flips from gold to bitcoin, the bitcoin price is braced for a huge week that will see U.S. president Donald Trump’s vice president JD Vance speak alongside Trump’s crypto czar David Sacks at the Bitcoin 2025 conference.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The gas giant's influential place in shaping our solar system is what intrigued the researchers to take a closer look it it.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Guns, knives, swords, cleavers, axes, ice picks and flamethrowers will all be put to use in this tale of a revenge.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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For all that this season marks a new epoch in the tale of booming UEFA prize money, cash will be far from the thoughts of Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday evening in Munich.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Horrifying images of dead albatrosses with clusters of colorful plastic spilling from their bodies, turtles eating plastic bags and whales entangled in plastic fishing nets are testament to how this pollution is affecting marine life.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
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Warming oceans bleach coral reefs, disrupt monsoons, and alter migratory routes of birds, whales, and butterflies.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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Wisely, the studio is keeping the story in the same universe by involving both Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso and Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han while starting a new story with Ben Wang’s Li Fong.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The message of Bring Her Back may be that grief is the real monster.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Almost anyone 18 and older that appears onscreen is a monster here, and anyone younger is either prey or a means to an end.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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Another challenge lies in behavioral uncertainty—will a mammoth born to an elephant behave like a mammoth, or will its instincts be lost?—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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By seeing what’s different about the mammoth’s DNA, researchers can determine which parts of its genome were responsible for making a mammoth a mammoth, then edit an Asian elephant’s genome to express those mammoth traits.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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The first song teaches little ones to count to 10 with the help of colorful dinosaur friends.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
30 May 2025
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While studies have found that bed bugs have been on Earth since the dinosaurs, the estimated 90 species of the arthropods shared a fairly stable symbiotic relationship with their hosts – until human ancestors began forming societies and living in close proximity.—
Bronwyn Thompson,
New Atlas,
28 May 2025
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“Whopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopper. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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