behemoth

noun

bi-ˈhē-məth How to pronounce behemoth (audio)
Definition of behemothnext
as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful the newest SUV is a gas-guzzling behemoth that doesn't even fit in a standard parking space

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Recent Examples of behemoth These digital tokens, which are pegged to fiat currencies and emitted by companies rather than a central bank, have proliferated globally, with behemoths like Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC dominating the marketplace. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 July 2026 As the implosion of Graham Platner in Maine stokes an intraparty debate over progressives’ campaign acumen, the left has sought to change the subject by digging in against data centers as energy-hungry behemoths that hurt communities. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 The Rest Is History, produced by Gary Lineker’s podcast behemoth Goalhanger, is one of the world’s biggest podcasts, attracting more than 25 million streams a month and recently crowned Show of the Year by Apple Podcasts. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026 The states’ Democratic attorneys general allege that the purchase by Paramount Skydance, which would create a news and entertainment behemoth, violates antitrust law and would harm competition. — Scott Nover, Washington Post, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for behemoth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoth
  1. giant
  2. whale
  3. monster
  4. dinosaur
  5. mammoth
Noun
  • In 2024 the Japanese giant completed its acquisition of 7-Eleven Australia to expand its presence in the country, taking full ownership of the business.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • As investors fret that Netflix‘s viewer-engagement metrics are flagging, the streaming giant reported earnings for the second quarter of 2026 that were in line with Wall Street forecasts.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • There was her Schiaparelli Haute Couture LBD at the Golden Globes, which came with a whale tail.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 19 July 2026
  • Researchers found a relationship between oyster beds and gatherings of fish and whales.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of whale
Noun
  • Inside a San Fernando workshop, Samuel McBride makes movie monsters come to life for the camera.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • In his fullest public argument yet about his thinking, Thiel and co-author Sam Wolfe write the figure of ultimate evil is best understood not as a monster or a tyrant but as a technocrat.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • The audience giggled nervously as their seats rocked and rolled during the tense chase scene, and whenever the dinosaur went in for an attack, a squirt of water shot out from behind each audience member’s seat.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 19 July 2026
  • But there were plenty of amenities to point out—the massage rooms and nap pods, the dinosaur fossil, the wacky sensory-break touches like ball pits, swings, and yoga balls (even if no one actually seemed to use them).
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 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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