AMAZON Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

amazon

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Definition of amazon

as in giant

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Despite those dynamics, the beverage giant posted net sales growth of 7% in the second quarter, as volume — a key measure of demand — rose 3% in North America.

— Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
There’s drinking, dancing, free pool, karaoke nights and late-night smash burgers all in one giant, eclectic space with 250 seats and a capacity of 600 guests.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of giant

Noun

That lines up well with Indian and African elephants, which run at around 36°, and falls within the margin of error of large flightless birds like ostriches and emus.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026
According to Kenya's Wildlife Service, preliminary tests showed the elephants may have ingested cyanide.

— Kristin Wright, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of elephant

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Pontus Jansson, a colossus at that level, had been replaced by this tall but slight and inexperienced kid from Brighton & Hove Albion.

— Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Ternus can’t simply bring the colossus that is Apple back to its hungry startup days, Milanesi said.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of colossus

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Bringing them to the aquarium to keep them alive likely causes great trauma to the whales after many years of being left alone.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
In a first for marine mammals, veterinarians have used bacteria-killing viruses to treat a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) with a drug-resistant infection.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of whale

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In any event, relocating an entertainment behemoth out of California, to some entertainment hinterland like those states, would be more complicated and certainly costly than staying put.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Politico reported in 2024 that the small organization’s hefty war chest put it in the same league as organizational behemoths such as the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and the Brookings Institution.

— Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of behemoth

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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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Hups, a science teacher at Colorado’s Northglenn High School, immediately recognized the lumpy sandstone as dinosaur toes.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Some studies suggested many dinosaurs were endotherms, generating their own body heat like birds and mammals.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026

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