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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Additional television credits include Nobody Wants This, Goliath, Shrill, Black-ish, Fuller House, The Good Place, 2 Broke Girls, Dexter, and Grey’s Anatomy.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
None of the Vekoma Thrill Glider’s stats will come close to breaking Magic Mountain coaster records for speed (85 mph, Goliath), height (235 feet, Goliath), length (4,990 feet, Twisted Colossus) or inversions (seven, Scream and Viper).
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Horses brought the firefighting apparatus and a big steed, aptly named Goliath, sensed the danger and ran out of the way, not before being injured.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
He's certainly been upgraded to Goliath level.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
None of the Vekoma Thrill Glider’s stats will come close to breaking Magic Mountain coaster records for speed (85 mph, Goliath), height (235 feet, Goliath), length (4,990 feet, Twisted Colossus) or inversions (seven, Scream and Viper).
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Horses brought the firefighting apparatus and a big steed, aptly named Goliath, sensed the danger and ran out of the way, not before being injured.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
He's certainly been upgraded to Goliath level.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Goliath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Goliath. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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