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also humungous
as in huge
unusually large
I'm sleepy because I ate a humongous lunch
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Recent Examples of humongous
Filtered across the main level are a humongous formal living room with a fireplace and coffered ceiling, a formal dining room, a billiards room with a wet bar, and an office space.
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
What's especially interesting is there are points where the carnivore and herbivore tracks cross over, which means these humongous creatures may have interacted in some way at this site.
—New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
Here’s Whether Your December Listens Will Count Though these humongous victories are monumental on the Spotify Charts, two artists that have notably blown up are Charli xcx and Chappell Roan.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Dec. 2024
Holiday Gift Ideas of Food from Germany Lebkuchen, Liebchen
Anyone who is fond of German baking will adore the humongous Lebkuchen Schmidt Festive Chest 2024, packed with traditional goodies such as stollen, a generous assortment of Lebkuchen, biscuits and more.
—Rona Berg, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
What's especially interesting is there are points where the carnivore and herbivore tracks cross over, which means these humongous creatures may have interacted in some way at this site.
—New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
Here’s Whether Your December Listens Will Count Though these humongous victories are monumental on the Spotify Charts, two artists that have notably blown up are Charli xcx and Chappell Roan.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Dec. 2024
Holiday Gift Ideas of Food from Germany Lebkuchen, Liebchen
Anyone who is fond of German baking will adore the humongous Lebkuchen Schmidt Festive Chest 2024, packed with traditional goodies such as stollen, a generous assortment of Lebkuchen, biscuits and more.
—Rona Berg, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
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There is a huge, huge demand for the film in the United States.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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After Welcoming Daughter Golden Large fish could be seen swimming in a huge floor-to-ceiling tank behind them.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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McCarthy then walked into the frame holding a giant gold and pink balloon bouquet as the two burst into laughter.—
Janelle Ash,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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So that was the Warner Bros. connection, and Harold and Warner Bros. did me a giant favor by sending Vision Quest to Stanley Kubrick.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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The standard Mercator map projection system distorts northern landmasses, so Greenland is stretched out to gigantic proportions.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Feb. 2025
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On the way to the campsite, the refiners stumble upon a gigantic rotting animal carcass.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Modi won a third term at last year’s mammoth general elections, becoming the first leader since India’s founding prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, to secure such a feat.—
Jay Ganglani,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Once the ship had been steadied, Chahine, who is clearly someone who is never satisfied with just coasting, started the mammoth task to grow NiP into more than just an esports team.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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Most monster planets are forged in catastrophe When Dong and her colleagues simulated what would happen if planets started out unusually large and kept growing into super-Jupiters.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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Cooper Koch found monster success thanks to his latest project.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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The ramifications would prove massive for the hundreds of Americans targeted by McCarthy’s investigations or called to testify before his Senate subcommittee.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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As for Cooper, who is a massive Eagles fan, he was seen arriving to the game with his daughter Irina by his side, in addition to Chiefs superfan Rudd.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Feb. 2025
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Two therapy service dogs at a hospital in Ohio received a grand farewell party after serving children for almost a decade.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Each home is a blank canvas, ready for new owners to add their personal touch, with designs that range from grand and stately to sleek and modern.—
Prime Development,
Kansas City Star,
16 Feb. 2025
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Houston validated it with a tremendous comeback win at Arizona.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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And if the designation became a steppingstone to launching flashy unilateral military strikes on Mexican soil, the battle against fentanyl smuggling would suffer a tremendous setback.—
Vanda Felbab-Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humongous. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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