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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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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
That second whopper began as comedy and ended as tragedy.
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Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
The answer, in a report now circulating through City Hall, is a whopper: $21.7 billion over a decade.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Grubhub will be offering special Halloween deals, including a free whopper at Burger King (with a $20 minimum purchase) and $7 off Pizza Hut orders of $30 or more.
—Suzanne Blake
reporter, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Logan Marshall-Green stars as a man invited to a shindig by his ex-wife, the revelry goes awry and you're left with jaw on the floor by a whopper of a last scene.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
The answer, in a report now circulating through City Hall, is a whopper: $21.7 billion over a decade.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Grubhub will be offering special Halloween deals, including a free whopper at Burger King (with a $20 minimum purchase) and $7 off Pizza Hut orders of $30 or more.
—Suzanne Blake
reporter, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Logan Marshall-Green stars as a man invited to a shindig by his ex-wife, the revelry goes awry and you're left with jaw on the floor by a whopper of a last scene.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopper
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Finally, the true beauty of digital lies in its measurability.Aman Gupta, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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And amid the mounting pressure of upholding their family legacy, secrets, lies and hard truths are exposed.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Towns attempted to stay physical with the Frenchman, but not much could be done against the giant.Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Its most famous member is the 32-year old Marlene Engelhorn, descendant of Friedrich Engelhorn, founder of German pharma giant BASF.Ingrid Robeyns, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Green Wave's season has been a tale of streaks.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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If only the state of the modern workplace were a Seussian tale.Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Most of today’s longevity estimates are probably skewed by an overrepresentation of younger whales, the team writes in the paper.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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Our little guys played with cute stuffed whales, ate homemade Madelines, and drank apple juice while our dedicated concierge collected our passport information.Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
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The eight dramatic minutes that epitomised Nottingham Forest's transformation (Top photo: Nuno Espirito Santo by Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images) Get all-access to exclusive stories.Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Vogue Beauty The biggest beauty stories, trends, and product recommendations.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Giannis Antetokounmpo show was in full effect, as the Greek Freak put up a monster performance with 32 points and 14 rebounds.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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For a memorable sight, visit the snow monsters of Zao in northern Honshu.Anna Mazurek, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
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Archaeological evidence also shows that the Clovis people lived life on the move, as did the mammoths, which tended to migrate seasonally, according to the paper.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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The short-faced bear went extinct around 11,000 years, at the end of the Pleistocene, along with most of the large mammals that lived alongside it, including all the large carnivores listed above, as well as giant ground sloths, mammoths, mastodons, giant beavers, camels, and giant armadillos.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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But that dinosaur surely had a way with words, and his legacy now is mine.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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Related article Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth Gorgonopsians do share some traits with their mammal cousins.Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Whopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopper. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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