1
as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
told a whopper to get out of jury duty
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2
as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful
a whopper of a fish that won first prize in the derby the season finale ended with a whopper of a cliffhanger
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Recent Examples of whopper
From hyperloops to solar roofs to trillion-dollar savings from federal budget cuts by DOGE, Musk has developed a reputation for excessive boasts and telling outright whoppers.
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
After a whopper of a week — nights that ended too late and mornings that started too early; shuttling the kids to and fro; seemingly endless cooking, cleaning and commuting — the sweet, languid weekend awaits!
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025
How many alarm clocks will need to be sold to make back that whopper of an investment?
—Alex Zalben, Vulture, 14 July 2025
State Farm’s whopper of a rate hike may well give that initiative more momentum.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
After a whopper of a week — nights that ended too late and mornings that started too early; shuttling the kids to and fro; seemingly endless cooking, cleaning and commuting — the sweet, languid weekend awaits!
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025
How many alarm clocks will need to be sold to make back that whopper of an investment?
—Alex Zalben, Vulture, 14 July 2025
State Farm’s whopper of a rate hike may well give that initiative more momentum.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopper
Noun
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The lie that began James’s reign would have far-reaching consequences.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Directly underneath lies an open-air beach club with fold-down platforms that open to create roughly 645 square feet of space suspended above the water.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Disney’s channels have been removed from YouTube’s pay-TV platform after the two media giants failed to reach a new carriage agreement before Thursday’s midnight deadline passed.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The price of a share of Netflix is about to get less expensive, with the streaming giant’s board of directors signing off on a 10-for-one stock split, the company said Thursday.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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This funny tale of unlikely heroism can be enjoyed either as a read-aloud or as a confidence booster for newly independent readers.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The tale away from the playing field in recent years has been dizzying, one of soaring costs and debts, of quirks and chicanery unseen elsewhere.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Next, a 10,000-pound concrete-and-steel battering ram was used to punch 24-foot holes through the ice, beginning at the far end of the whales' four-mile path to freedom, so as not to alarm them.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The species feeds by relying on symbiotic bacteria to break down fats inside the bones of large vertebrates, like whales.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
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The real story of the Elizabethan succession was altogether darker and more turbulent than Camden’s fiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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This is the web version of Fortune Tech, a daily newsletter breaking down the biggest players and stories shaping the future.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Geryon who is metaphorically and perhaps in reality a monster is infatuated with Herakles, but the internal world of Geryon is so thoroughly inspected.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mundane loot like monster teeth and eyeballs all have different effects when paired with a basic attack, making for a mind-boggling number of combinations for how to dole out punishment.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Humans have had an impact on biodiversity as far back as 130,000 years ago, with the disappearance of mammoths and giant sloths—and extinction has continued in our wake as the human race spread across the globe.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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After a mammoth run through North America as part of the After Hours Til Dawn Tour, Abel’s heading overseas in 2026.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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If the same pattern occurred in dinosaurs, any containing this evidence would have died within a time range of about five weeks during the reproduction period, the authors wrote.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Lichens could serve as indicators for finding dinosaur fossils at Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Whopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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