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whopping

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verb

variants or whapping
present participle of whop
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Recent Examples of whopping
Adjective
Wayfair is also known to host sales almost daily, and at the time of publishing, the love seat was discounted for a whopping 84% off. Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 27 Mar. 2025 In honor of spring, Spanx is hosting a massive sale with deals on some of its best travel-friendly staples, up to a whopping 74 percent off. Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025 Investors have taken notice as Broadcom's stock price has surged 53% over the past year and a whopping 931% over the past half-decade. Gurufocus, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 To put his record in perspective, the player closest to achieving Curry's goal is James Harden of the Los Angeles Clippers, who is a whopping 900 3-pointers behind. Dave Quinn, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whopping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopping
Adjective
  • Red light therapy masks have been making a huge splash in the realm of skincare.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025
  • So basically, to make a very huge decision like that, which either way would've had consequences within the show, in 10 minutes and get everybody together and have that discussion logistically was a nightmare and borderline impossible.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Elle was also seen whipping her hands in a circle to the music during the awards ceremony.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Could there be a medical reason behind their licking?
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • However, many cat owners will hesitate to stop their cats from licking them, to avoid hurting their feelings.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • An underwater camera confirmed the enormous Māori octopus (Octopus maorum) was alive and actively moving.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The play still brought in an enormous $3.28 million, and played to a more than 100 percent capacity with an average ticket price of $298.83.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Goodbye millions of programmers, hello gigantic business savings.
    Gil Press, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • But Stanford is a rare school where even assistant coaches leaving doesn’t usually have a gigantic impact on recruiting.
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Frank is a business leader, with a tremendous track record of transforming large corporations.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Chicago Tribune As far as tight ends, Penn State’s Tyler Warren is a tremendous prospect and could certainly be chosen in the top 10.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025

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