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as in huge
unusually large
I'm sleepy because I ate a humongous lunch
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Recent Examples of humongous
The league may have opened a humongous can of worms on Sunday.
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Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
Eric has essentially gone for a piss at the urinal, peaked over at Nolan’s humongous studio-schlong, and cowered off to the stalls.
—Jack King, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Six days after its humongous Ohio State game, Oregon plays at Purdue — picked to finish 18th out of 18 in the Big Ten — on a Friday night.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Juston Gordon-Montgomery grew up during the Attitude Era of pro wrestling — a time when the personalities were humongous, the storylines were wild, and the theater of it all bordered on high camp.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024
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Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
Eric has essentially gone for a piss at the urinal, peaked over at Nolan’s humongous studio-schlong, and cowered off to the stalls.
—Jack King, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Six days after its humongous Ohio State game, Oregon plays at Purdue — picked to finish 18th out of 18 in the Big Ten — on a Friday night.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Juston Gordon-Montgomery grew up during the Attitude Era of pro wrestling — a time when the personalities were humongous, the storylines were wild, and the theater of it all bordered on high camp.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
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This, unsurprisingly, has led to a huge online backlash, with many people furiously making memes and posting about this turn of events.Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Even ignoring the other chocolates—the milks, the whites, the unsweeteneds—there’s a huge selection at almost any grocery store.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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Last year, an ancient, still-active volcano was found off the Canadian coast, covered in millions of giant eggs laid by Pacific white skates (a hauntingly beautiful cartilaginous fish that looks like a stingray).Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Her fitness footage includes shots of her flipping giant tires, lifting weight, boxing and flexing her muscular biceps.Shyla Watson, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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With the baseball world heading to Dallas for the Winter Meetings on Sunday, one gigantic question is hovering over the Yankees and the rest of the league: where will Juan Soto sign?Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yet another, a gigantic bib of turquoise and malachite beads, yellow and white diamonds, cushion-cut yellow sapphire, and a cushion aquamarine, pays homage to the covert watch necklace with an upside-down timepiece pendant dangling at the end of it.Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Big Story Massive annual defense policy bill passes in House The House on Wednesday passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth measure to the Senate for consideration ahead of Congress’s end-of-month deadline.Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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From the same bone analyses, the researchers extrapolated that mammoth meat made up 40 percent of the mother’s diet.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Her strength is in creating atmosphere, a change of pace for a monster genre that frequently thrives on high-octane thrills.B.J. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Could Hurricane Helene impact Indiana? Tropical Storm Helene has been churning in the western Caribbean and could emerge into a potentially monster hurricane, warn forecasters.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Sep. 2024
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The deluxe release marks another chapter in the SOS era, which has been nothing short of massive.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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Atlanta moves to 7-7 on the year, which is massive considering the tight NFC South race at the moment.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
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The interior features seven bedrooms, 11 baths, and a two-story foyer for the grandest of entrances.Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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Seating up to 14 guests, formal dining here becomes a grand affair with an open fire and flickering candles casting shadows across the beamed room.Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Overall, a tremendous amount of thought and care has gone into the design of the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip, elevating it above the run-of-the-mill laptop.Barry Collins, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Hawks are causing tremendous problems with their perimeter defensive length through Jalen Johnson and Dyson Daniels, who leads the NBA with 3.04 steals per game and is the conference’s reigning Defensive Player of the Month.Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humongous. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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