as in giants
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 behemoths
Memory chip behemoths and heavyweights on South Korea's Kospi Index Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fell 5% and 2%, respectively.
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Sean Conlon,joseph Wilkins,tanaya MacHeel,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 June 2026
The meeting between the two had come just after the Vermont senator announced a plan for the public to take a 50% ownership stake in artificial intelligence companies such as OpenAI, using their stock to create a public wealth fund that would spread the fortune generated by AI behemoths.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
His rush to tap into the public markets seems to be pushing the other AI behemoths to do the same.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
The meeting between the two had come just after the Vermont senator announced a plan for the public to take a 50% ownership stake in artificial intelligence companies such as OpenAI, using their stock to create a public wealth fund that would spread the fortune generated by AI behemoths.
—Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 5 June 2026
The last company to enter the expanding club of behemoths was Micron Technology, which is likewise riding the AI wave.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The two behemoths combined to take 18 3-pointers on this evening, with each player leading his team in attempts.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Military tech firms like Palantir, Space-X, and Anduril are giving old guard corporate behemoths like Lockheed Martin and RTX ( formerly known as Raytheon) a run for their money, applying new technology and new business models to weapons development.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Our favorite Midwest resort destinations range from cozy lakeside lodges to water park behemoths.
—Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
Sean Conlon,joseph Wilkins,tanaya MacHeel,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 June 2026
The meeting between the two had come just after the Vermont senator announced a plan for the public to take a 50% ownership stake in artificial intelligence companies such as OpenAI, using their stock to create a public wealth fund that would spread the fortune generated by AI behemoths.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
His rush to tap into the public markets seems to be pushing the other AI behemoths to do the same.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
The meeting between the two had come just after the Vermont senator announced a plan for the public to take a 50% ownership stake in artificial intelligence companies such as OpenAI, using their stock to create a public wealth fund that would spread the fortune generated by AI behemoths.
—Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 5 June 2026
The last company to enter the expanding club of behemoths was Micron Technology, which is likewise riding the AI wave.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The two behemoths combined to take 18 3-pointers on this evening, with each player leading his team in attempts.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Military tech firms like Palantir, Space-X, and Anduril are giving old guard corporate behemoths like Lockheed Martin and RTX ( formerly known as Raytheon) a run for their money, applying new technology and new business models to weapons development.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Our favorite Midwest resort destinations range from cozy lakeside lodges to water park behemoths.
—Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoths
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The contributions to Becerra and Bonta are one signal that AI giants and their employees have taken notice, investing in state elections in addition to congressional races.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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At the top, the commodity and energy giants that have anchored the list since its 2024 debut are slowing down.—
Andrew Staples,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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Like all large whales, the NOAA said fin whales were hunted by commercial whalers and their populations were decimated.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Data collected in this study could also help keep fishing activities away from these whales.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 June 2026
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The mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs gets most of the buzz, but there was an even worse bout of mass death ages before the dinosaurs said goodbye.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
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Your kids can pick out their favorite pattern—dinosaurs, flowers, rainbows, and cars are all options—and the bag can be tucked into their backpack, tote, or duffel.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
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Based on the popular Quebec comic book created by Samuel Parent and commissioned by and produced in collaboration with Télé-Québec, the series, aimed at 6 to 9-year-olds, follows the adventures of a fearless kid who confronts monsters that haunt children in the darkness of night.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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With no idea what's going on, Dylan flees the FBC to find that the Hiss — otherworldly crimson monsters from another dimension — have overrun Manhattan.—
George Yang,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
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But the upside is not necessarily reserved for the titans of industry that currently occupy the Fortune 500.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
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Mexico, which won on a fluke goal and two miraculous saves, stands virtually no chance of beating soccer titans like France and Argentina once the knockout stage of the World Cup begins.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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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
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The artificial egg tech is the latest addition to Colossal's list of de-extinction projects, which now span dodo birds, dire wolves, and mammoths.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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“Behemoths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behemoths. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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