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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
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.
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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
So stick that cufflink in your hair, wrap that thick chain around your ankle, rock that humongous initial ring.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
After a four-hour battle, an angler in Texas reeled in a humongous fish that will likely set a new world record.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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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
So stick that cufflink in your hair, wrap that thick chain around your ankle, rock that humongous initial ring.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
After a four-hour battle, an angler in Texas reeled in a humongous fish that will likely set a new world record.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
Adjective
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This is the second mayoral cycle in a row where New York has had a huge Democratic primary field.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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The sixth installment in Warner Bros. and New Line’s long-running horror property, in which people die in increasingly insane incidents, is a huge hit.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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In one shot, the former Philadelphia Eagles center, 37, posed with a giant pancake in his hands.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Both days culminate in a giant street party and concert covering a multi-block stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue.—
Ashraf Khalil,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Reid Neumann, the director of marketing for GPS Hospitality, handed Baker a gigantic check.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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Joe gives El the location where Emery is going to seal a gigantic drug deal the next day.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 June 2025
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En route to the mammoth exhibit, after getting lightly heckled by a museumgoer in a NASA hat, they were wowed in the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Note: Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani averaged a mammoth 11.40 strikeouts per nine innings in six seasons with the Angels but hasn’t pitched enough to qualify for the all-time list.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 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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Asian currencies have made monster moves versus the U.S. dollar.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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DeBlois dials the cuteness quotient back somewhat while giving this massive animal a genuine presence.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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While riggers hung massive lights and construction workers assembled the stage on a grueling day before Tyler Childers‘ June 2024 concert at the United Center, three young locals showed up: Cheryl, Larry and Ted.—
Steve Knopper,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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In the grand scheme of things, the distorto-plugg takeover isn’t that deep—these two cultural bubbles (comedic 808 extremism and actual rap music) should be able to coexist in harmony.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2025
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Set in 19th-century Paris with grand sets, cabaret scenes, and atmospheric visuals, the story follows an old scholar who sells his soul to the devil for youth and love, leading to tragedy.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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But in a city where incumbents are rarely shown the door, and where public employee unions have tremendous clout, our leaders don’t care.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Our beloved community, including League City, San Leon, Dickinson High School, and The Houston Film Commission, were tremendous resources for us.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 June 2025
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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humongous. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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