Goliath
noun
Go·li·ath
gə-ˈlī-əth 
1
: a Philistine champion who in I Samuel 17 is killed by David
2
: giant
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the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath
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Multi-platinum artist Phil Wickham headlines the film with actor, dancer, and singer Brandon Engman as young David, the biblical shepherd boy who defeats Goliath and inspires his nation.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
The Duchess of Edinburgh had good reason to be hesitant, as the tarantula was identified as a Goliath bird-eating spider.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
The sportswear Goliath isn’t a stranger to textile-to-textile recycling.
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The fans reveled in the rally, the thrashing of Goliath, the awareness that this World Series pitted two foes who belonged on the same field.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
The Duchess of Edinburgh had good reason to be hesitant, as the tarantula was identified as a Goliath bird-eating spider.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
The sportswear Goliath isn’t a stranger to textile-to-textile recycling.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
The fans reveled in the rally, the thrashing of Goliath, the awareness that this World Series pitted two foes who belonged on the same field.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Goliath
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“Goliath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Goliath. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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