variants also humungous

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Recent Examples of humongous There were a variety of flavors on the humongous pie, including cheese, pepperoni, sausage, peppers, onions and a special sauce. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 19 May 2025 The zoom has a humongous front element and will show flare if the sun hits the glass from an angle. PC Magazine, 19 May 2025 Along with a roomy kitchen and a living room with 26-foot-high ceilings and a humongous skylight, there’s a powder room and a good-sized terrace on the third floor and a bedroom and a bathroom with another sauna on the fourth. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 May 2025 Like the social stability of these people who had just gone through a humongous trauma, must be on the edge, don't know what's going to happen, completely insecure. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for humongous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
Adjective
  • The prize money the club will receive, which is huge compared to prize money domestically and in the OFC, could further add to its dominance in New Zealand and Oceania, and skew the balance domestically and regionally.
    James Nalton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • To lose one legend before a huge Test series could be put down to misfortune, but losing two looked anything but careless for India at Headingley, where two of the younger faces of their batting lineup stepped comfortably into the shoes of giants.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Inskeep: Regardless of the involvement the United States may have had up to now, there's the discussion of the United States specifically deploying a bunker-busting bomb, a giant bomb that could potentially, we're told, damage or destroy an Iranian nuclear facility at Fordo beneath a mountain.
    Steve Inskeep, NPR, 18 June 2025
  • Inspired by Napoleon’s habit of using toy soldiers to plot his military battles, the designer dotted the entrance with giant cutouts with gold outlines, and shrouded the floor in smoke.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The reluctance to do so earlier has converted a modest problem into a gigantic problem.
    Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • An image taken on March 8 documented two gigantic plumes arching above its surface.
    Robin Andrews, Wired News, 15 June 2025
Adjective
  • And the Venus of Hohle Fels—the oldest undisputed depiction of a human being—was crafted out of mammoth ivory some 40,000 years ago.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
  • Playing amid a heat wave in St. Louis, Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz vomited on the field before returning to launch a mammoth go-ahead home run.
    Sam Settleman, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Asian currencies have made monster moves versus the U.S. dollar.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • Energy Prices The war between Israel and Iran had evoked fears of a regional conflict that results in massive civilian casualties, and disrupts the flow of energy and other trade through the region.
    Sara Braun, Fortune, 22 June 2025
  • The bill, a massive measure currently in the Senate that will extend tax cuts passed by Trump during his first term, will remove or limit tax credits for electric vehicles and home energy efficiency if passed, as well as create gradual, year-by-year cuts to wind and solar farm tax credits.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • The celebration, which drew arts and civic leaders for the first of three preview nights, was far grander than the concert on March 26,1965, that opened LACMA’s Leo S. Bing Theatre the night before the doors opened to the museum’s original galleries.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • The grand wedding of the fourth-richest person in the world in Italy's historic city has caused consternation online and in Venice and even forced the couple to change venues last-minute.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Both of those players made tremendous contributions throughout the playoffs to help Florida reach their goal once more.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
  • Our thoughts are with Anne’s family, friends and fans during this time of tremendous loss.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 18 June 2025

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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humongous. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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