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Recent Examples of whopper But these ridiculous titles are what the comrades always use to disguise the true aims of their legislation — the crazier the proposal, the bigger the whopper describing it. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 July 2025 This worsening was a lie, the first of many, but not the biggest whopper, not by a long shot. Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025 Shane was soon hooked up to a whopper of a sea trout, a 26-incher. Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025 The easiest whopper to catch is the Gastronome Tuna, which is reasonably common within the Scarlet Forest. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whopper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopper
Noun
  • Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Harrison called that a lie, saying Welsh knew of university professors teaching LGBTQ+ content long before Monday.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Analysts Craig Moffett’s rating change follows a sharp rally for the tech giant.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The online retail giant is cracking down on the practice.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The tale is pilfered from the Aeneid, but Virgil would blench to see the curtain rise on Jupiter, dandling Ganymede, a beautiful boy, upon his knee.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet imagined the relationship between the Bard and his spouse as an intimate tale of lust, compromise, joy, resentment, support, and sorrow.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After being alerted to a distressed whale in the area by anglers, an NSRI vessel was dispatched to the scene.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • With a mission to rebuild abundant and biodiverse oceans, Oceana fights to stop overfishing, habitat destruction, oil and plastic pollution, as well as the killing of threatened species like turtles, whales, and sharks, among other causes.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement Then, in February, after an early version of the site was ready, a story about Shield Seniors and Tejasvi appeared in the Dallas Observer, bringing her to the attention of the people at AARP.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The core idea of the enemy — a monster that can be anywhere or anyone — sounds great, but the demo just wasn't enjoyable to play.
    Echo Apsey, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Players must navigate nightmarish mazes where monsters lurk at every turn.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In its world, resurrected mammoths roam, AI governs underground facilities, and human-animal hybrids embody both triumph and ambiguity.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This finding raises the possibility that mammoths, as close relatives of modern elephants, might have been susceptible to similar infections.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nearby, kids will also enjoy discovering faux dinosaur bones and skulls huddled among the trees and shrubbery.
    Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The bones were recovered from the São José do Rio Preto Formation, known for its abundance of dinosaur remains.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Whopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopper. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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