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
  • His job included photographing whale tails to identify individual animals and monitor their movements.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The three whales relocated to San Diego will raise the park’s number of belugas to six.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of whale
Noun
  • At that point, the Spanish club was confident he would soon be snapped up by one of the game’s giants for mega money, so was happy to play the long game.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Since 2022, the first full year that both models were put in production, the auto giant has sold at least roughly 120,000 examples of each per year.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • Trying to clear his name, Eddie Brock is hunted by a monster sent by the creator of the symbiotes, only to uncover a secret operation in Area 51 to harvest the creatures and exploit them.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The league is hurtling toward an ugly lockout, with owners preparing to cry poverty and demand a hard salary cap to stop the spending monster in Southern California.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • Starting with the second film, The Lost World, a theme emerged in which dinosaurs were recast as victims who needed protecting from evil humans.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • There was a costume parade featuring 38 corgis in diverse outfits including a dinosaur suit, a dress and doggy sports gear.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of dinosaur
Noun
  • The site preserves the remains of Columbian mammoths and offers a look at Ice Age life in Texas.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Woolly mammoths coexisted with early humans who hunted the cold-resistant herbivores for food and used their tusks and bones as tools.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of mammoth

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