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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
And in this case, no contract concerns, with humongous buyouts for each making salary a far lesser concern with either veteran scoring guard.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
The sandwiches here are not humongous, but they’re also priced right at less than $10 apiece.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
If Türkiye is not your final destination, the airline can take you from its humongous hub in Istanbul to just about anywhere in the world.
—AFAR Media, 10 July 2025
Who would seek to steal AGI? Easy-peasy, just about everyone that has a bent toward stealing something of humongous value.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
The sandwiches here are not humongous, but they’re also priced right at less than $10 apiece.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
If Türkiye is not your final destination, the airline can take you from its humongous hub in Istanbul to just about anywhere in the world.
—AFAR Media, 10 July 2025
Who would seek to steal AGI? Easy-peasy, just about everyone that has a bent toward stealing something of humongous value.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
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That's huge for schools, researchers, and developers who've never had access to this kind of tech at this kind of price.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The numbers show that while AC/DC’s international fanbase is huge, U.S. listeners — whose activity is counted on the Billboard Global 200 but not on the Billboard Global Excl.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The pre-match tifo at the Roker End depicted the County Durham legend of the giant Lambton worm, slayed by a gallant local hero.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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With a giant open-air amphitheater, a covered pavilion that hosts the local farmers market, and plenty of open green spaces to relax, Trailblazer Park is an excellent way to enjoy the town from a local’s perspective.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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My view is that this is the first tiny snowball that is starting to roll down a snowy hill and soon will be a gigantic avalanche that everybody will be talking about. Time will tell.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The duo utilized a park near their production stages to erect the set pieces that included buildings, tents, and a gigantic tower with an observation deck – the latter of which required constructing multiple versions.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Intel also tried unsuccessfully to grasp the mammoth cell phone opportunity.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
11 Aug. 2025
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The mammoth wildfire burned for 24 days, burning a total of 80,779 acres in eastern San Luis Obispo County before it was fully contained on July 26.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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That’s a pretty monster performance that sets up Project Runway for a promising return to television with this Disney reboot.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
14 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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The massive vessel has a range of 8,000 nautical miles and accommodates 36 crew members and 22 guests.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The company swung to a net income of $1.58 billion for the three months ended in June from a massive loss pushing $10 billion the year before.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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These classic stays have always matched the Scottish capital’s more measured, thoughtful rhythm—grand yet accessible, historic but deeply hospitable.—
Katharine Sohn,
Architectural Digest,
15 Aug. 2025
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Two of its shows which brought in the most nominations were certainly grand spectacles that came with a higher price tag.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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The day will be a tremendous prelude to the Ryder Cup, which will be played in September at Bethpage Black, just over 200 miles northeast of Caves Valley Golf Club.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors too.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humongous. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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