titan

noun ti·tan \ ˈtī-tᵊn \

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

Definition of titan

1 capitalized : any of a family of giants in Greek mythology born of Uranus and Gaea and ruling the earth until overthrown by the Olympian gods

2 : one that is gigantic in size or power : one that stands out for greatness of achievement

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Examples of titan in a Sentence

this newest ocean liner is a true titan of the sea

Recent Examples of titan from the Web

The same process has repeated across the country, as insurance titans like Aetna , Humana and UnitedHealth Group have retreated from market after market.

— john c. goodman, WSJ, "ObamaCare Can Be Worse Than Medicaid," 26 June 2018
But voting rights advocates, citing the state's new voter ID proposal, are trying to convince the tech titans to go elsewhere.

— amy lieu, Fox News, "Amazon, Apple should avoid North Carolina over 'racist' voter ID plan, advocacy group says," 8 June 2018
In contrast to titans of industry like Andrew Carnegie or railroad magnate and telegraph cable monopolist Jay Gould, who Mackay would famously defeat, Mackay commanded the admiration of people worldwide.

— gregory crouch, Smithsonian, "The Mining Millionaire Americans Couldn’t Help But Love," 6 June 2018
Lawmakers were quick to call into question Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's recent testimony on Capitol Hill, claiming the tech titan had misled members of Congress on the company's practice of providing data to third-party entities.

— CBS News, "Facebook under scrutiny over data sharing after Times report," 4 June 2018
That can mean delays or rethinking new investments for businesses from farm exporters to high-tech titans awaiting clarity.

— laurent belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, "One cost of trade tensions: economic uncertainty," 17 May 2018
Their flight and liberty, but also their imprisonment, have been metaphorical fodder for titans like Aristophanes, Picasso and Stravinsky.

— joshua barone, New York Times, "From Aristophanes to Hitchcock, Celebrating Birds and Culture," 26 Apr. 2018
It's long been a Republican bastion, with GOP financial titans of the oil industry funding campaigns of future presidents (George W. Bush) and presidential candidates (Rick Perry and Ted Cruz).

— eric bradner, CNN, "Why Democrats everywhere are watching Beto O'Rourke's Senate campaign in Texas," 14 Apr. 2018
The pizza titan's fall comes after months of controversy, including an endorsement by white supremacists and an insinuation by Schnatter that the NFL mishandled protests around the national anthem.

— louisville courier journal, The Courier-Journal, "Fallout over Papa John's N-word scandal: Here's what we know," 12 July 2018

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