Goliath

noun

gə-ˈlī-əth How to pronounce Goliath (audio)
Definition of Goliathnext
as in whale
something or someone that is unusually large and powerful the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath

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Recent Examples of Goliath Against Panama, the United States should be Goliath, not David. — Beau Dure, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 David killed Goliath by striking him in the forehead with a stone from a sling. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 23 May 2026 This is a David and Goliath story, but not the simple version. — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 Best known for her work on ER, Bello has also appeared in films such as A History of Violence (2005), Grown Ups (2010) and Lights Out (2016) as well as TV series Goliath and NCIS. — Kate Hogan, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Goliath
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Goliath
  1. whale
  2. giant
  3. monster
  4. dinosaur
  5. mammoth
Noun
  • While responding to the incident, crews observed three whales in the area off Fire Island National Seashore.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The region has a mild climate, and its beaches and lakes offer a host of opportunities for water activities during the fall, including whale watching, kayaking and paddleboarding.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of whale
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  • This latest group of founders stands on the shoulders of giants from the noughties like Spotify, Klarna, and Skype, who themselves took inspiration from the postwar design empires of IKEA, H&M and Tetra Pak (modernizer of the milk carton).
    — Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The streaming giant announced the news on social media Thursday.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • The story begins in 1990, when John Eng, an endocrinologist at the Veterans Administration, isolated a peptide from the venom of Gila monsters, the nearly two-foot-long lizards native to the Southwest.
    — Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Here the goal is to traverse a sprawling castle, defeating all kinds of monsters and gathering gear and experience points to get stronger.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of monster
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  • Founded in 1812, and opened to the public in 1828, the Academy of Natural Sciences was the first place in the world to display a dinosaur skeleton, back in 1868.
    — Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • One of the more notable objects is a full Psittacosaurus skeleton, a small, plant-eating dinosaur with a distinctive beak.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of dinosaur
Noun
  • In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • See fossils of the 14-foot, 20,000-pound mammoths that used to roam around Texas.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of mammoth

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