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
One guy wearing a World Series of Poker cap was snoozing just a few feet from Circa’s Sports Gambling Hall of Fame, which features plaques commemorating America’s betting behemoths, including several men who live overseas for fear of prosecution.
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Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The question is whether any of the three will be difference-makers, the type of linemen who can make game-changing plays, the type of physical behemoths that opposing teams must game plan against.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The Imagineering Story highlights the corporate drama, engineering ingenuity, and, most importantly, creative collaboration that shaped the Disney Parks into global behemoths.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
For that, the shipyard turned to longtime collaborator H2 Yacht Design (the duo has teamed up on 12 vessels over 17 years) for the behemoth’s interiors and exteriors.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The question is whether any of the three will be difference-makers, the type of linemen who can make game-changing plays, the type of physical behemoths that opposing teams must game plan against.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The Imagineering Story highlights the corporate drama, engineering ingenuity, and, most importantly, creative collaboration that shaped the Disney Parks into global behemoths.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
For that, the shipyard turned to longtime collaborator H2 Yacht Design (the duo has teamed up on 12 vessels over 17 years) for the behemoth’s interiors and exteriors.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoth
Noun
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Beth Galetti, a senior vice president at the ecommerce giant, made the announcement Wednesday in a blog post of a message sent to company employees.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Lawmakers were pushing a measure, similar to those enacted in Australia and Canada, that would have forced tech giants to pay online publishers for the ransacking, er, use, of their journalistic content.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Lower- and no-alcohol beers are the new normal As whales and high-alcohol beers decline, they’re being replaced by lower-alcohol beers and, in some cases, no alcohol beers, which have surged in popularity for several years.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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But for the population, which stands at 384 whales, to rebound from its substantial losses in the past decade, many more calves will need to be born.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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But beneath his plush exterior and upbeat messaging, Buddy is an insatiably needy, controlling narcissist requiring constant affirmations of the children’s love and filling their heads with terror of the monsters lurking in the outside world beyond the park in which the show takes place.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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Jack Black and Paul Rudd’s monster action comedy Anaconda is reportedly coming to digital streaming this week.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Transformers-like toys resemble McDonald's food but can change into robots or dinosaurs.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Jan. 2026
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Akin to Transformers, Changeables are toys that look like McDonald's menu items but can be reconfigured into figures that look like, for instance, robots or dinosaurs.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Savvy ancestors As mammoths and elephants were rare in prehistoric England, the discovery highlights the advanced cognitive skills of early humans.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed the species at the top of the food chain, alongside apex predators like lions – feasting on big animals such as mammoths or bison.—
Jay Kakade
December 31,
New Atlas,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Behemoth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behemoth. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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