behemoths

plural of behemoth

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Recent Examples of behemoths But there are two other AI behemoths still waiting in the wings for their turn to go public, and at least one of them has no intention of being eclipsed by Elon Musk. Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Now, eight years and nearly two full terms later, the governor has paused those incentives as the onset of data centers has stressed energy and water resources and public opinion has swiftly turned against the tech behemoths. Ben Szalinski, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Modern merchant ships, often bare-bones behemoths designed to offer owners the highest possible rate of return, are proving to be surprisingly vulnerable. Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The investigation comes on the heels of back-to-back crackdowns on Big Tech by Brussels, which has led the world in regulating tech behemoths including Meta and Apple. ABC News, 24 July 2026 Manuel helped Michigan regain its place among the behemoths in college sports and built a financial juggernaut with an annual budget around $300 million. Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026 California will have some tough competition to beat, considering that state fair behemoths such as Wisconsin, Texas, and, of course, Minnesota are also in the running. Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026 That’s because private insurers tend to follow the lead of Medicare and Medicaid, behemoths that cover about 2 in 5 Americans. Sarah Todd, STAT, 17 July 2026 As the implosion of Graham Platner in Maine stokes an intraparty debate over progressives’ campaign acumen, the left has sought to change the subject by digging in against data centers as energy-hungry behemoths that hurt communities. David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoths
Noun
  • At that point, the Spanish club was confident he would soon be snapped up by one of the game’s giants for mega money, so was happy to play the long game.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Tech giants like OpenAI, Google and Anthropic offer schools training sessions in how to use their AI tools.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • More than 1,000 whales are typically killed each year, despite ongoing concerns over high levels of heavy metals in the meat.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • While transporting large mammals like whales, dolphins and polar bears by plane isn’t unheard of — SeaWorld has been doing it for decades, says Eric Otjen, vice president of zoological operations at the San Diego park.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Starting with the second film, The Lost World, a theme emerged in which dinosaurs were recast as victims who needed protecting from evil humans.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That shape could be consistent with tracks left by either theropods — a group that includes meat-eating dinosaurs — or ornithopods, which were bipedal herbivores.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • About those monsters Green mentioned, each can features a comic book-style class movie monster.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The new toys feature combinations of Sanrio Hello Kitty characters and monsters from the Godzilla films.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Daniels credits Carlyle’s connections with his being invited to Trump’s 2025 trip to the UAE and Qatar, alongside executives from Microsoft, Google, and other US corporate titans.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Anthony Hopkins has played villains and popes, presidents and dictators, titans of literature and comic book kings.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The site preserves the remains of Columbian mammoths and offers a look at Ice Age life in Texas.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Woolly mammoths coexisted with early humans who hunted the cold-resistant herbivores for food and used their tusks and bones as tools.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Behemoths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behemoths. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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