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
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopping
Adjective
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Last year saw a huge uptick in tornadoes later in the spring and activity continued through December, with nearly 2,000 tornado reports in total.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The trend, which was huge in the 2010s in a memorable patchwork pattern, is actually a super comfortable way to rock shorts while traveling.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
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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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An underwater camera confirmed the enormous Māori octopus (Octopus maorum) was alive and actively moving.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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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
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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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Goodbye millions of programmers, hello gigantic business savings.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
Adjective
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Head coach Geno Auriemma earned his 12th NCAA women's basketball championship Sunday, after an 82-58 rout over No. 1 seed South Carolina, a tremendous feat for his legendary career – the most of any men's or women's program in NCAA history.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Most teams have a tremendous amount at stake in the final week of the season.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Whopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopping. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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