amazon

noun

Definition of amazonnext
as in giant

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  1. giant
  2. elephant
  3. colossus
  4. whale
  5. behemoth
  6. mammoth
  7. jumbo
  8. dinosaur
Noun
  • Even before the Ukraine war, international shipping giants were skeptical and the route remains controversial.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In an interview with Deadline earlier this summer, Takashi Nakano, VP of content and programming for Samsung TV Plus, described how the series fits into the streaming giant’s strategy.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of giant
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  • Instead, the fund’s proceeds will go to Elephants Without Borders, an environmental organization based in Botswana dedicated to protecting elephants.
    — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Kio takes in his new surroundings confidently, strutting through the grasses near his den while working on his roar, that is, until a bellowing elephant sends him racing closer to Mom.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of elephant
Noun
  • Ternus can’t simply bring the colossus that is Apple back to its hungry startup days, Milanesi said.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • The combination of the two companies would create a modern media colossus and reshape the entertainment industry.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Definition of colossus
Noun
  • The Georgia Aquarium’s two newest beluga whales are safe and sound in Atlanta after being rescued from a shuttered aquatic park in Canada.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Two male beluga whales rescued from Marineland of Canada arrived safely at Georgia Aquarium, marking a new chapter in an international effort to save the animals.
    — CBS Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of whale
Noun
  • Reacher is a behemoth who strolls into towns in the South and the American heartland.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In February, alcoholic beverage behemoth Constellation Brands announced plans to lay off 212 workers at its Mission Bell Winery in Madera.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of behemoth
Noun
  • 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
  • These results raise some questions about how Ice Age hunter-gatherers interacted with wooly mammoths.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Definition of mammoth
Noun
  • Lomu, meanwhile, has taken some snaps with the first-team offense, both giving Moses a break at right tackle and as a jumbo tight end in short-yardage packages.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Lomu has seen his jumbo tight end snaps decline sharply in recent practices, perhaps a reflection of the staff’s confidence in Arkin.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of jumbo
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  • In the new science-fiction mystery The End of Oak Street, Hathaway stars alongside Ewan McGregor as a couple whose family comes face-to-face with dinosaurs in their neighborhood.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Now the marketing very explicitly features dinosaurs chasing the family, to the point that Starbuck is talking about it and trying to appeal to moms on Facebook who might be among the nearly million followers to this AI feed.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dinosaur
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