as in giants
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 Synonyms for Goliaths
Noun
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Other tech giants are moving fast too.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025 -
The plant is a joint venture between Hyundai and LG Energy Solution, two giants of South Korean industry that have made major investments in the US.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The best option is to come by the weekly ferry from Denmark; a 30 hour journey with the very real possibility of seeing whales along the way.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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During the voyage, travelers can spend time spotting wildlife like Arctic foxes, whales, polar bears, and more, and explore the harsh landscape by zodiac boat, kayaking, and snowshoeing.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The speculative element can take many forms—monsters, time travel, elevator operators with extrasensory perception—but the stories then usually adopt a more classic plot.—
Nathaniel Moore
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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There are monsters in the Caves of Chaos that threaten the poor folks who live in the Borderlands.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And the magic of watching leatherback sea turtles, as old as the dinosaurs, swimming across vast oceans to nest their hatchlings on Galathea Bay’s pristine shore might soon fade into memory.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The clash between the mundane real world and the myth of dinosaurs is one of the reasons people keep coming back to these movies.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The individuals around the table are titans—CEOs, surgeons, partners at major law firms.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Bolden also thanked his husband, Adair Curtis, and the titans Phylis Hyman, Nina Simone, and James Baldwin.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These were places rich with prey like bison, camels, horses and even young mammoths.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This finding raises the possibility that mammoths, as close relatives of modern elephants, might have been susceptible to similar infections.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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