whoppers

noun

Definition of whoppersnext
plural of whopper
1
as in lies
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 whales
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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  1. lies
  2. tales
  3. giants
  4. stories
  5. dinosaurs
  6. elephant
Noun
  • To uncover the truth about a pernicious insurance industry practice, staffers with the New York’s state attorney general’s office decided to tell a series of lies.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The breach led by Peters heightened concerns that rogue election workers sympathetic to partisan lies could use their access and knowledge to attack voting processes from within.
    Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lies
Noun
  • Then there are cautionary tales like the one in which a boy gets his fingers cut off for being a picky eater—stories about cause and effect, separation from loved ones, stealing, and death.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • In the hour leading up to kick-off, there is a grim succession of similar tales from supporters who have been ripped off.
    James Pearce, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of tales
Noun
  • For centuries, the city has played host to literary giants and jazz luminaries, civil rights leaders, and iconic artists.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The great mashup of holiday creativity was mirrored with a coming together of culinary giants.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of giants
Noun
  • Then his team worked to share stories that Lively didn't care about the issue of domestic violence, USA TODAY reported.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Happy holidays and Forbes Daily will return to your inbox with the day’s top stories on January 3.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of stories
Noun
  • Less than 30 feet away, the skeletal outlines of dinosaurs stood behind glass walls.
    Alisha Camacho, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The Action Flicks expansion adds more choices to the base game as well as genre modifications for things like Mad Max style vehicles and Jurassic Park style dinosaurs.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of dinosaurs
Noun
  • Kirby: Asian elephant, Houston Zoo On Nov. 15, Shanti, a 34-year-old Asian elephant at the Houston Zoo, gave birth to a 314-pound female calf named Kirby after a 19-hour labor.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024
  • At that point the elephants, peaceful, placid and wise, will rise to power, and from them will rise an even greater Broadway musical.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of elephant
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