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
Not the big-box behemoths like Home Depot or Lowe’s, necessarily (although those can be pretty great, too).
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Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
The Bloomberg Magnificent Seven Index is priced at around 27 times forward earnings, which is elevated because Tesla is such an outlier compared to the other six tech behemoths.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Those nascent data centers were positively puny compared to today’s behemoths.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Sluggish, tail-dragging, dim-witted behemoths were out, and hot-blooded dinos were in.
—Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
The Silicon Valley drama Cupertino from The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King will see a lawyer (Mike Colter) take on Silicon Valley behemoths.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The logic appeared to be that, if AI behemoths are going to train their models on Disney IP without permission, the company might as well start profiting and learning from it.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Of course, in Louisiana, with its cheap, abundant, and locally refined gasoline, many civilians drive these behemoths, too, so at school pickups, organizers asked parents to roll their windows down and blast music, something that joyless agents would never do.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
YouTube would happily add those company’s games to its service, but the other behemoths are currently more interested in becoming hubs themselves.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
The Bloomberg Magnificent Seven Index is priced at around 27 times forward earnings, which is elevated because Tesla is such an outlier compared to the other six tech behemoths.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Those nascent data centers were positively puny compared to today’s behemoths.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Sluggish, tail-dragging, dim-witted behemoths were out, and hot-blooded dinos were in.
—Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
The Silicon Valley drama Cupertino from The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King will see a lawyer (Mike Colter) take on Silicon Valley behemoths.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The logic appeared to be that, if AI behemoths are going to train their models on Disney IP without permission, the company might as well start profiting and learning from it.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Of course, in Louisiana, with its cheap, abundant, and locally refined gasoline, many civilians drive these behemoths, too, so at school pickups, organizers asked parents to roll their windows down and blast music, something that joyless agents would never do.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
YouTube would happily add those company’s games to its service, but the other behemoths are currently more interested in becoming hubs themselves.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoths
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Meanwhile, the global memory crisis has worsened, forcing tech giants to pay up for the capacity needed to satisfy their data center ambitions.—
Jordan Novet,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dubbed the Flannel and the Fury, the tour brings together the alt-rock giants for the first time, with dates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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State regulators have begun allowing the use of pop-up, or ropeless, fishing gear to help extend the season while reducing risks to whales.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Thousands of whales strand every year, and even more die out of sight, mostly from the consequences of human activities.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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First, their ancestors had to survive the dinosaurs’ doomsday, which was no small feat.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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The episode ends with Earl apologizing for helping destroy the planet before noting that dinosaurs have been on Earth for 150 million years and that nothing will change that, even as the planet is covered in snow from a new Ice Age.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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The backstory flashbacks about an abusive father that suggest not all monsters have fangs?—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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Peasants whisper about monsters in the forest, and in the interlude between the wars, Lajos gazes at a house that is burning down and has a premonition of the world-historical destruction to come.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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But its industry titans are also locked in a knock-down, drag-out fight for market share, with brutal price wars and competition in a crowded home market deflating profits and stymieing growth.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Using a wealth of archival footage, this deeply pleasurable documentary paints a dazzling portrait of Rossellini across the years leading up to his death in 1977, and is an ecstatic, cinephilic tribute to one of world cinema’s true titans.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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In a twist of prehistoric irony, our ancestors’ hunting skills proved too effective, leading to the extinction of mammoths around 10,000 years ago—and mammoth-bone dwellings with them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Fossils have also been found that indicate the islands were also once home to pygmy mammoths, which only reached 4 to 6 feet tall.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
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