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
  • Santa Barbara has an outdoor lifestyle defined by unlimited sunshine, whale watching, bike paths, and wineries.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
  • At One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, guests receive miniature ceramic cacti and seasonal ceramic whales filled with sweets, turning the local landscape into a memorable keepsake.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of whale
Noun
  • But of the two Premier League giants who have thrown their financial heft at these signings, whose is the better deal?
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Two of the biggest tech giants are locked in a head-to-head legal battle, with Apple claiming OpenAI stole trade secrets as the AI start-up plans its first hardware devices.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 23 July 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • Pane and McKay revealed that British actor Simon Pegg will voice the Balrog, a giant demonic monster who helps Sauron forge the One Ring.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Curtis is divorced, and still carries a torch for his ex-wife (Kelsey Scott) — now the governor of Illinois and architect of an innovative monster rehabilitation program with the Candyman (as in the movies) its star participant.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 26 July 2026
Definition of monster
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  • Researchers from the University of Alberta determined the dinosaur’s species after studying a detailed cast made from the impression of part of its skull.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • Ann Wang | Reuters Stewart said institutions as well as individuals are bidding up dinosaur fossils.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Definition of dinosaur
Noun
  • For a mammoth, a successful pregnancy in an elephant surrogate would drag on for almost two years.
    — Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
  • According to this theory, those now-extinct megafauna—the giant ground sloths and the giant beavers, the mastodons and mammoths, and even the lions and dire wolves—were relatively quickly hunted to extinction.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Definition of mammoth

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