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
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
In its most recent quarter, Corning’s Enterprise business within its Optical Communications division saw sales soar by a whopping 81% year-over-year, largely thanks to products used in generative AI.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Still on the market, Lake Point Estate boasts eight bedrooms and a whopping 18 bathrooms, plus a bowling alley, a cigar lounge, and other luxe amenities.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
The residence is a whopping 7,374 square feet.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
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This shot up Klarna’s market cap to a whopping $17 billion—and it’s estimated that the stock surge catapulted more than 40 current and former Klarna staffers up into the millionaires’ club, thanks to its employee stock perks.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
In its most recent quarter, Corning’s Enterprise business within its Optical Communications division saw sales soar by a whopping 81% year-over-year, largely thanks to products used in generative AI.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Still on the market, Lake Point Estate boasts eight bedrooms and a whopping 18 bathrooms, plus a bowling alley, a cigar lounge, and other luxe amenities.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
The residence is a whopping 7,374 square feet.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopping
Adjective
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Congress had enacted byzantine eligibility requirements for disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits, forcing the agency to expend huge amounts of time and money running those programs.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Of course, there remains a huge barrier to entry for the San Jose Sharks sophomore.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Boaters were the last to be warned to watch the sky as a line of wind-whipping storms pushed out to sea.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Golden State usually opens games whipping the ball around and making teams uncomfortable with its aggressive style of defense.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That could look like gliding your fingers down them, kissing, licking, or gently biting those areas.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the video, the sound of Bambi's stomping, licking, meowing and general everyday life has delighted viewers.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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No liquor, no food, just an enormous outdoor patio teeming with Carolina Blue, popular bands, students, alumni and celebrities.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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One of the enormous elk lived in immense, rough country near Ennis, Montana.—
Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, a Minnesota court struck down the binary trigger ban, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution’s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday was being restrained by Isaac, the first part of his plan before burying her alive.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But in a world desperate for long-duration storage, Korea’s breakthrough shows that the future of power might be hiding in plain sight.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Screenshots from an August 8 TikTok video of an owner finding a mouse hiding in her cat's litter of kittens.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In Let’s Play Ball, two rival teams of comedians go head-to-head in a race to transport a gigantic ball across various terrains.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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Large downward revisions to monthly jobs data in recent weeks put a gigantic spotlight on an incredibly typical procedure for economic data.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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For the first time, Israel launched an airstrike in Qatar, bombing a building in Doha that houses Hamas political leadership.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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In this season of Platonic, Luke Macfarlane's character Charlie has a mental breakdown after bombing his dream opportunity to compete on Jeopardy!—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Whopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopping. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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