Goliath
noun
Go·li·ath
gə-ˈlī-əth 
1
: a Philistine champion who in I Samuel 17 is killed by David
2
: giant
Examples of Goliath in a Sentence
the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath
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New York — On the surface of it, Disney’s plan to invest $1 billion in OpenAI while licensing its characters to Sora looks a bit like Goliath capitulating to David.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Mozart in the Jungle winning for Best Musical/Comedy Series, Billy Bob Thornton winning for Goliath, that Emily in Paris nom.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Netflix is on its way to become a Goliath among streaming services now that it's set to acquire a historic American entertainment company.
—Nina Tran, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
Despite its shortcomings, Goliath’s Curse is best read as a call to channel apocalyptic angst into a productive political project, an appeal to combat oppression and inequality.
—Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Mozart in the Jungle winning for Best Musical/Comedy Series, Billy Bob Thornton winning for Goliath, that Emily in Paris nom.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Netflix is on its way to become a Goliath among streaming services now that it's set to acquire a historic American entertainment company.
—Nina Tran, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
Despite its shortcomings, Goliath’s Curse is best read as a call to channel apocalyptic angst into a productive political project, an appeal to combat oppression and inequality.
—Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Goliath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Goliath. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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