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
If approved, the deal would transform Paramount into an entertainment behemoth.
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Emma Roth, The Verge, 27 Feb. 2026
More pointedly, Ellison has promised the joint media behemoth would release more than 30 films in cinemas a year.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Other soccer behemoths that don’t have basketball teams could follow suit, such as Paris Saint-Germain.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Josh Charles starred in a breakout role as the show’s co-host Dan Rydell, alongside Casey McCall (Peter Krause), as the pair and executive producer Dana Whitaker (Felicity Huffman) chase the ESPN ratings behemoth.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 26 Feb. 2026
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Emma Roth, The Verge, 27 Feb. 2026
More pointedly, Ellison has promised the joint media behemoth would release more than 30 films in cinemas a year.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Other soccer behemoths that don’t have basketball teams could follow suit, such as Paris Saint-Germain.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Josh Charles starred in a breakout role as the show’s co-host Dan Rydell, alongside Casey McCall (Peter Krause), as the pair and executive producer Dana Whitaker (Felicity Huffman) chase the ESPN ratings behemoth.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoth
Noun
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Elon Musk moved the head offices of his other companies — SpaceX and X — to Texas in 2024, as did Chevron, the oil giant that was started in California.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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New high-solution sonar images captured by aerospace giant Northrop Grumman have revealed the ironclad USS Monitor retains significant details, despite sitting more than 160 years on the seabed.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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The 80-foot-long grinning behemoth floating in a roadside pond was built as an anniversary gift for the owner’s whale-loving wife.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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In addition to a long music career, McDonald remained politically active, advocating on behalf of saving the whales and helping Vietnam War veterans.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Bride not looking like a monster and retaining her desirability after reanimation is common, but only sometimes interrogated.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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Whale, and later fellow directors Franc Rodman, Branagh and now Gyllenhaal, imagined what might have happened if Frankenstein had completed the female monster.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The plastic dinosaur is attached to a cap — its head in the front and its tail in the back.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The next theme, coming this summer, will be dinosaur-related, said Library Executive Director Lindsey Dorfman.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Unlike typical mice with short gray-brown coats, these woolly mice have long dirty-blond hair that mimics the shaggy fur that helped protect mammoths from the Arctic cold.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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Fans typically think of interior defensive linemen as the mammoths of the gridiron who dominate with size and strength.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Behemoth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behemoth. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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