whoppers

noun

plural of whopper
1
as in lies
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 whales
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 whoppers One of my favorite head coach whoppers. — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025 And then there were the epic flavor fails, including a couple of real whoppers. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025 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
  1. lies
  2. whales
  3. tales
  4. giants
  5. stories
  6. monsters
  7. dinosaurs
  8. mammoths
Noun
  • As much as many of us want to see justice prevail for all the lies, corruption, inhumanity and retribution, Americans are hurting, and the focus should be on relieving that hurt.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Our kids trailed the expert, eager to learn about the workers and the bourgeoisie, the weapons and the lies, the symbols and the triumphs—the story behind the story.
    — Reif Larsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of lies
Noun
  • From March to October, join a whale-watching trip to spot orcas, humpbacks, or grey whales.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Fin whales, which are the second largest species of whale behind blue whales, are endangered after decades of commercial whaling decimated their population, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of whales
Noun
  • And there are personal tales of reconciling the parts of ourselves that exist across borders and cultures.
    — Elisa Wouk Almino Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
  • All we’re left with is tales of the good old days and a graveyard of nostalgic images.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of tales
Noun
  • The stock closed down about 4% Thursday as investors pondered the lawsuits, investigations, likely corporate jockeying and the resilience of a market driven by the gains of a few tech giants.
    — Kelvin Chan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Broadcom and other custom silicon makers could gain as tech giants look to design more of their own chips, rather than relying on Nvidia’s.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of giants
Noun
  • Today’s list of stories seeks to satiate a variety of cravings, from caffeine to quesadillas.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Other fraternity members interviewed by detectives had similar stories about the canes being used for dances or twirling.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of stories
Noun
  • The film, set between the years 1945 and 1947, depicts a society struggling to recover from war, only to be reduced, once again, by the arrival of a kaiju (as giant monsters are known in Japanese, and to fans of the corresponding film genre).
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The fight scene rules, and there are much, much worse things for kids to see than CGI monsters grievously injuring one another.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of monsters
Noun
  • Switch-hitters are going the way of the dinosaurs, and just about every pitcher in baseball has really, really good stuff, so teams want an edge in their lineup with balance.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • In the photo, a cake with a gold number 3 could be seen in the center of a table, featuring what appeared to be dinosaurs on it.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of dinosaurs
Noun
  • Almost forty thousand years ago, in the caves of Chauvet in France, someone painted lions, rhinoceroses, mammoths, and bears with striking naturalism, allowing the animals to emerge from the contours and relief of the stone walls.
    — Andrew Zuckerman, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
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