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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
Bubble fears surrounds stocks within the Magnificent 7 — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla — as well as Oracle and Softbank and other tech companies’ multi-billion-dollar investments in the unrelenting buildout of humungous data centers to power their AI systems.
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Bob Woods, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
These burgeoning supermassive black holes could have formed either by the direct gravitational collapse of a humongous gas cloud or from the merger of myriad stellar-mass black holes produced by the core collapse of massive stars in a dense stellar cluster hidden inside a gas cloud.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Only females could drag all around the world at night without ever getting lost a weighty sleigh, humongous, ginormous bag of toys and a fat guy in asuit who takes all the credit.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
The estate’s defining feature, however, is its humongous party and recreation barn that’s jam-packed with a heated indoor pool and spa, a regulation-sized basketball court, a gym, a golf room, and an entertainment lounge with a stone fireplace and full kitchen.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
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Bob Woods, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
These burgeoning supermassive black holes could have formed either by the direct gravitational collapse of a humongous gas cloud or from the merger of myriad stellar-mass black holes produced by the core collapse of massive stars in a dense stellar cluster hidden inside a gas cloud.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Only females could drag all around the world at night without ever getting lost a weighty sleigh, humongous, ginormous bag of toys and a fat guy in asuit who takes all the credit.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
The estate’s defining feature, however, is its humongous party and recreation barn that’s jam-packed with a heated indoor pool and spa, a regulation-sized basketball court, a gym, a golf room, and an entertainment lounge with a stone fireplace and full kitchen.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
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And also there’s a huge music staff with a lot of know-how and really, really deep knowledge and contacts and relationships in that space.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Caudle told The Associated Press in a recent interview that his vision is to deploy smaller, newer ships when possible instead of consistently turning to huge aircraft carriers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Lurking behind is the orange and white bulk of the Artemis 2 Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, which sits unseen in this photo at the white tip of the gigantic launch vehicle.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Anterselva Biathlon Arena is a legit sporting stadium, with thousands of permanent seats, a gigantic video board, VIP seating areas and a vast network of tunnels connecting it all.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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So yeah, who is going to go into the Olympics, with everything that’s at stake, with the world shifting and media behavior, constantly shifting, and be absolutely confident that that big, giant American audience is going to reassemble?—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Longtime readers may remember a proposal to recreate the experience of standing on the the Moon inside a giant spherical structure here on Earth.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Feb. 2026
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Naturalists will take to the property's enormous, 116-year-old Indian banyan tree.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Her fluent Mandarin also gives her access to an enormous market in China, where her face is splashed across billboards and television screens.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Last year was the deadliest on record for the community, with 252 killed – the vast majority by gunfire – according to a report published by Abraham Initiatives, a group that advances social inclusion and equal rights for Israel’s Palestinian citizens.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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The vast majority of people who are reported missing are believed to be runaways — not kidnapped or abducted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Privacy concerns about using massive DNA databases in law enforcement investigations continue – especially for services that exist mostly to satisfy people’s personal curiosity about their heritage.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Avalanches are rapid, massive slides of snow, ice, rock and soil that can be caused by storms, earthquakes or snowpack deterioration.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Dawson’s Creek, which costarred Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, and Joshua Jackson, ran for six seasons beginning in 1998 and was a tremendous success for The WB, which had already found teen audiences with 7th Heaven and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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On the other hand, Zak Kuhr was tremendous as the defensive play caller in place of Williams, especially late in the season.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Minutewomen coach Rebecca Trachsel and her girls were thrilled with the colossal win.—
Hannah Hughes,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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The European Southern Observatory has released a new view of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), as its colossal outer dome nears completion at Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama Desert.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humongous. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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