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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
The second floor is anchored by a dramatic double reception room with soaring ceilings and humongous sash windows opening onto a 24-foot-long balcony offering front-row views of Queen Mary’s Rose Garden.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 June 2025
For Floridians, knowing how much a procedure costs before getting hit with a humongous hospital bill can be the difference in whether someone struggles for years with medical debt.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
As noted above, this will have a humongous impact on white-collar work and blue-collar work.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Some people hate nandina, but that’s the old varieties that get humongous and gangly.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 June 2025
For Floridians, knowing how much a procedure costs before getting hit with a humongous hospital bill can be the difference in whether someone struggles for years with medical debt.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
As noted above, this will have a humongous impact on white-collar work and blue-collar work.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Some people hate nandina, but that’s the old varieties that get humongous and gangly.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
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That's all much the same as on the 5 N. With the 6 N, though, Hyundai's engineers made some significant improvements in the car's virtual shifting, which is a huge part of what makes this series so much fun.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
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Having an offensive mind as creative as Johnson will be a huge upgrade for Williams and the Bears.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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The only thing worse than seeing a giant stain on your favorite white piece of clothing is having your whole white wardrobe start to grey and yellow.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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One of his daughters remembers earning dessert by hopping a giant lap of the backyard on her left foot.—
Henry Abbott,
The Atlantic,
12 July 2025
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There will be immediate deduction of research and development, which sounds like a snoozer but historically has brought about a gigantic geyser of money toward the creation of new products, which need lots of equipment to test and build.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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The main event seems like a formality with Hangman Adam Page a gigantic favorite to win.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The mammoth project is expected to be built in phases with the first one, Fernández said, expected by 2029.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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Getting to the final and then winning the Club World Cup would be a major statement for either side without mentioning its mammoth prize money, and Madrid and PSG now stand in each other’s way of achieving that.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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And perhaps no one has had more to live up to than Nate O’Donnell. O’Donnell, a senior infielder/pitcher, had a monster junior season.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Asian currencies have made monster moves versus the U.S. dollar.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Until now, the most massive back hole merger was GW190521, detected in 2020.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
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After China fired ballistic missiles at American bases in Japan, the fighting exploded, with the U.S. launching massive strikes against the mainland and Japanese jets attacking Chinese ships.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Because in the grand symphony of automotive manufacturing, this sneaky little data gremlin slipped past quality checks, and the deviation was written off as statistical noise.—
Raghu Para,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The Crown Prince has invested trillions of dollars in his grand mega projects intended to wean the kingdom off dependence on oil revenues.—
Karen Elliott House,
Time,
10 July 2025
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Aaron Judge got the walk-off RBI with a sacrifice fly that scored Anthony Volpe on a tremendous slide in a bang-bang play at the plate, but the speedster was able to avoid any tag, despite the throw beating him.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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The left-handed hitter has a smooth clean swing with tremendous bat-to-ball skills that includes great vision.—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humongous. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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