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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
Bradley Cooper directed a movie about humongous pop stars followed by one movie about an iconic classical musician.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Later, Garfield ingeniously devises the knockout equivalent of a split-screen effect as Polly races along a desert path, while over the rise just above her, a humongous shootout ensues.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
For example, humongous locusts setting things on fire were completely ridiculous.
—Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
Oregon’s moist Pacific Northwestern climate is ripe with dead and decomposing wood and plant material, providing ample space and food for the humongous fungus to continue its growth at an indeterminate rate.
—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Later, Garfield ingeniously devises the knockout equivalent of a split-screen effect as Polly races along a desert path, while over the rise just above her, a humongous shootout ensues.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
For example, humongous locusts setting things on fire were completely ridiculous.
—Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
Oregon’s moist Pacific Northwestern climate is ripe with dead and decomposing wood and plant material, providing ample space and food for the humongous fungus to continue its growth at an indeterminate rate.
—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
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The Northern Irishman is the first reigning Masters champion to play in the country and as expected, his presence at the Delhi Golf Club has had a huge impact.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Pickleball has quickly become huge in the United States, with nearly 20 million people playing the sport.—
Arundathi Nair,
NPR,
19 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the heaviest anti-Shannon edit came from Sage, who noticed everything from the register of Shannon’s voice changing to her adversary being a giant shark wearing a cute seal mask.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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The team already is contracted with oilfield services giant Halliburton, IPT Well Solutions, and Stampede Drilling.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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With back-to-back fights with Baragon and a gigantic octopus (who arrives with no explanation), Frankenstein’s kinship with King Kong – a simplistic empathy and wrestler-like physical prowess – has never felt clearer.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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As the trend gathered followers in every borough, the walls of New York City became a gigantic canvas on which the collective unconscious was projected.—
Antonio Sergio Bessa,
Curbed,
20 Oct. 2025
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But SpaceX is not remotely ready to deliver, with serial failures of its mammoth Starship rocket delaying development of the lander.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Supply chain bottlenecks that have long constrained an expansion of electricity grids are showing signs of easing, but plenty of other mammoth challenges remain, an executive at a major power infrastructure firm told Semafor.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Do not even think of building any more monster buildings on what used to be a quite beautiful campus.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Oct. 2025
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This year alone, there have been monster deals that haven't panned out, like Tanner Scott with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and one-year fliers that have paid off beautifully, like Aroldis Chapman with the Boston Red Sox.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Jays capitalized on the Dodgers’ weak middle relief after chasing starter Blake Snell in the sixth inning to bust open a massive lead.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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How to Watch Boise State vs Nevada Boise State enters as a massive favorite, having only lost two games this year, while winning five.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the grand scheme of things, the game result itself doesn’t really affect the Current.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Natural History Museum’s grand setting — home to exhibits exploring the origins of life and the cosmos — provides a fitting backdrop for the awards ceremony, aimed to bring together leaders across government, private industry and academia.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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This is tremendous news for the incredible people of Japan.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The jewels are of tremendous national worth and their value incalculable.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humongous. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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