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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
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.
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
For example, humongous locusts setting things on fire were completely ridiculous.
—Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
In short, any such proclamation should be taken with a humongous grain of salt.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Shohei Ohtani was the only NL All-Star during Monday’s media availability to have a more consistently humongous throng of reporters around his table.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
For example, humongous locusts setting things on fire were completely ridiculous.
—Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
In short, any such proclamation should be taken with a humongous grain of salt.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Shohei Ohtani was the only NL All-Star during Monday’s media availability to have a more consistently humongous throng of reporters around his table.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
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More pertinently, if Iroegbunam or Gueye tired or did not screen passes correctly (shown below), Rogers and Emiliano Buendia had huge spaces to receive and turn, owing to Everton’s deep centre-backs refusing to step out.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Mason had a huge game against the Bengals in Week 3, racking up 116 yards and two touchdowns on two carries.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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A little further out, there’s a much more conventional factory site, where giant industrial mixers mass-produce the Firmenich scents.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Those weeks saw students, pensioners, veterans, doctors and teachers stand in freezing temperatures around giant stages, teaching politicians that this was not a crowd to lead, but one to follow.—
Nick Spicer,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Patriots cruising into halftime with a gigantic lead.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Here, slowly being swallowed by vegetation and worn down by time, are gigantic mausoleums, vast underground cisterns, temples, imposing city walls and a breathtaking theater perched, like Machu Picchu, on a hilltop that offers views stretching for miles all around.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The mammoth rock wall rises 3,000 feet above a meadow below.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Playing catch-up from the very start of a regulation set is a mammoth task to overcome, though.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 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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And then came the show’s monster success in streaming.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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The year Goldberg-Polin and her family arrived in Israel, the country launched Operation Cast Lead, a massive military operation aimed at halting intensifying Hamas mortar, missile and rocket fire terrorizing southern Israeli communities.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Roan performs on a set that looks like a massive Gothic castle with a drawbridge, parapets and a throne.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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More conventional Cup final heroes followed, including Matthews after football’s first knight finally got his hands on a winners’ medal in 1953 at the grand old age of 38 as Blackpool came from behind to triumph 4-3 against Bolton.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Long before celebrity chefs and social media buzz, the city’s neighborhoods were dotted with coffee counters, family-run diners and grand dining rooms.—
Elissa Robinson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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While the Surrey Hotel has a tremendous reputation throughout New York City, behind its façade of class and elegance exists a troubling picture of exploitation.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Ending the war and bringing the hostages home have tremendous domestic support, but not from the far-right lawmakers who are crucial to keeping the prime minister in power.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humongous. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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