as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful
the newest SUV is a gas-guzzling behemoth that doesn't even fit in a standard parking space
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Recent Examples of behemoth
For history buffs who couldn't make the trip east, there was the American Freedom Train, a 26-car behemoth that toured all 48 contiguous states.
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ABC News, 13 June 2026
Nuuly is owned by URBN, the fashion behemoth that includes Anthropologie, Free People, and Urban Outfitters.
—Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Whether or not a sector rotation comes at the price of big-tech could depend on earnings after the bell from Oracle, the near $600-billion software behemoth that's the biggest weighting in the IGV ETF and leading the group by 15 percentage points on the year.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 10 June 2026
The appointment of a tech insider to lead the BBC signalled an internal shift at the broadcaster, which over the past 100 years has morphed from a radio broadcaster to a behemoth that encompasses everything from television and streaming to IP licensing and production.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 June 2026
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ABC News, 13 June 2026
Nuuly is owned by URBN, the fashion behemoth that includes Anthropologie, Free People, and Urban Outfitters.
—Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Whether or not a sector rotation comes at the price of big-tech could depend on earnings after the bell from Oracle, the near $600-billion software behemoth that's the biggest weighting in the IGV ETF and leading the group by 15 percentage points on the year.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 10 June 2026
The appointment of a tech insider to lead the BBC signalled an internal shift at the broadcaster, which over the past 100 years has morphed from a radio broadcaster to a behemoth that encompasses everything from television and streaming to IP licensing and production.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoth
Noun
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The streaming giant has been contacted for comment.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The contributions to Becerra and Bonta are one signal that AI giants and their employees have taken notice, investing in state elections in addition to congressional races.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Noun
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The Canadian Whale Institute said Friday that efforts to find the whale have been unsuccessful and the search has been hampered by bad weather.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Why did so many whales die here?—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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The Tribune likened the spectacle to Veeck’s version of Frankenstein’s monster.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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With venom and shrewd determination, Nicholson paints his character as a swaggering monster who milks every syllable of his dialogue with vitriolic relish.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Your kids can pick out their favorite pattern—dinosaurs, flowers, rainbows, and cars are all options—and the bag can be tucked into their backpack, tote, or duffel.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
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According to Protect the Paluxy, the runoff would flow in to Paluxy above the dinosaur tracks.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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According to this theory, those now-extinct megafauna—the giant ground sloths and the giant beavers, the mastodons and mammoths, and even the lions and dire wolves—were relatively quickly hunted to extinction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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When Colossal Biosciences raises capital at a $10 billion valuation, investors are not betting on the mammoth.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Behemoth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behemoth. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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