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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 The four experts each have ties to academia, tech behemoths like Google and X, and the Obama and Biden administrations. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 23 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 Google is more than just an online search engine and a tech behemoth. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 And in the Album of the Year race, pop behemoths Drake and Charli xcx are nominated alongside indie icons Kevin Morby and Kurt Vile. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for behemoth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoth
  1. giant
  2. whale
  3. monster
  4. dinosaur
  5. mammoth
Noun
  • 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
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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
Noun
  • They’re rooted in a time and place that feels all too real, and this allows the monsters to parade their primitive might in a way that means something.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • At this point in TV history, audiences had grown jaded by the monster-of-the-week style that every show used and abused, wanting more depth to their programming.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • Abrams has also led dinosaur digs for 16 years and prepared hundreds of fossils.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Gonzo invites questions Two of the three biologists ended up putting Gonzo on the branch that produced theropod dinosaurs and birds, but by different routes.
    — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of dinosaur
Noun
  • 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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