whoppers

plural of whopper

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Recent Examples of whoppers 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. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoppers
Noun
  • In an era of doubt, gaslighting, and lies, the choir needs preaching, too.
    Nathaniel Moore September 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And sure as hell, there Daniel is, having lunch with Laura, who has all but forgotten that, as the wise Lilith told her, all lies eventually come out; no matter who has told them, and no matter for what reason.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The best option is to come by the weekly ferry from Denmark; a 30 hour journey with the very real possibility of seeing whales along the way.
    Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • During the voyage, travelers can spend time spotting wildlife like Arctic foxes, whales, polar bears, and more, and explore the harsh landscape by zodiac boat, kayaking, and snowshoeing.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, Andor — raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father — has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Ledford is a songwriter to watch, spinning urgent, gripping tales of life’s ups and downs in the midst of a wildly colorful and psychedelic musical universe.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Other tech giants are moving fast too.
    Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The plant is a joint venture between Hyundai and LG Energy Solution, two giants of South Korean industry that have made major investments in the US.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • While some among Democrats cast him as the party’s national leader and a natural choice for their 2028 nominee, conservative critics point to his past controversies, including other pay-for-play stories.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The speculative element can take many forms—monsters, time travel, elevator operators with extrasensory perception—but the stories then usually adopt a more classic plot.
    Nathaniel Moore September 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There are monsters in the Caves of Chaos that threaten the poor folks who live in the Borderlands.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And the magic of watching leatherback sea turtles, as old as the dinosaurs, swimming across vast oceans to nest their hatchlings on Galathea Bay’s pristine shore might soon fade into memory.
    M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The clash between the mundane real world and the myth of dinosaurs is one of the reasons people keep coming back to these movies.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 8 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

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“Whoppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoppers. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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