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humongous

[hyoo-muhng-guhs, -mong-, yoo-] / hjuˈmʌŋ gəs, -ˈmɒŋ-, ju- /


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Now there’s nothing to be done about it, including the fact that he plans to put a humongous monstrosity in its place — a large-scale ballroom that will dwarf the People’s House.

From Salon Mar. 29, 2026

All eyes turned to the Permian, a humongous oil field that spans West Texas and New Mexico and pumps roughly half of the country’s crude.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

For Bruckner, rising melodic scales, humongous fanfares with trumpets and horns and Wagner tubas galore and repeated patterns over and over by an unstoppable orchestra serve as injections of musical endorphins.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 11, 2025

I’m from DOJ and I spent a lot of time there so take this with a grain of salt, but this is humongous in DOJ’s history.

From Slate Feb. 14, 2025

As if the humongous iron monster hadn’t made that clear.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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