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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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
Astronomers were also able to learn a lot more about HD 143811 AB b, discovering that this planet is a whopper, at around six times the size of Jupiter.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Most of the park’s lakes offer a tranquil paddling experience, as well as an opportunity to hook into a whopper rainbow.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 22 Nov. 2025
But Andrea’s novel is such a whopper of an ending.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
And what goes better with a perfectly polished manicure than a whopper of a diamond ring?
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Most of the park’s lakes offer a tranquil paddling experience, as well as an opportunity to hook into a whopper rainbow.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 22 Nov. 2025
But Andrea’s novel is such a whopper of an ending.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
And what goes better with a perfectly polished manicure than a whopper of a diamond ring?
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopper
Noun
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Sanity becomes compromise, evasion, a lie.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Except, of course, that’s a lie — a keypad is capable of nothing on its own.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Elon Musk moved the head offices of his other companies — SpaceX and X — to Texas in 2024, as did Chevron, the oil giant that was started in California.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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New high-solution sonar images captured by aerospace giant Northrop Grumman have revealed the ironclad USS Monitor retains significant details, despite sitting more than 160 years on the seabed.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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This spiritual sequel to ‘Frankenstein’ is a romantic tale of obsession, possession and fantasy — adjectives that also apply to its filmmaker, Maggie Gyllenhaal, who expends massive quantities of energy jolting it to life.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The romantic tale, of one kind of choice, is nested in a dramatic frame, of another choice, that’s at once local and international.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The 80-foot-long grinning behemoth floating in a roadside pond was built as an anniversary gift for the owner’s whale-loving wife.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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In addition to a long music career, McDonald remained politically active, advocating on behalf of saving the whales and helping Vietnam War veterans.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2026
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Like mentioned previously, the staff felt incredibly in touch with the guests of the 50-story hotel, creating a personalized experience that is a feat for the size of the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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The full text for this story was provided via a press release from Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Bride not looking like a monster and retaining her desirability after reanimation is common, but only sometimes interrogated.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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Whale, and later fellow directors Franc Rodman, Branagh and now Gyllenhaal, imagined what might have happened if Frankenstein had completed the female monster.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Unlike typical mice with short gray-brown coats, these woolly mice have long dirty-blond hair that mimics the shaggy fur that helped protect mammoths from the Arctic cold.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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Fans typically think of interior defensive linemen as the mammoths of the gridiron who dominate with size and strength.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The plastic dinosaur is attached to a cap — its head in the front and its tail in the back.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The next theme, coming this summer, will be dinosaur-related, said Library Executive Director Lindsey Dorfman.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Whopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopper. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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