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
The last company to enter the expanding club of behemoths was Micron Technology, which is likewise riding the AI wave.
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The last company to enter the expanding club of behemoths was Micron Technology, which is likewise riding the AI wave.
—ABC News, 2 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
Like conventional antitrust enforcers, Lynn faulted these corporate behemoths for overcharging consumers, undercutting their competition, and preventing innovation.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 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
Compared with those of the older behemoths, the stairs of this 105-story giant do have an airiness about them, which was apparently an intention in the design.
—Michelle Sinclair Colman, Curbed, 7 May 2026
There's also an appetite to back names beyond behemoths like OpenAI and Anthropic, which have valuations creeping towards $1 trillion.
—Kate Rooney, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The last company to enter the expanding club of behemoths was Micron Technology, which is likewise riding the AI wave.
—ABC News, 2 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
Like conventional antitrust enforcers, Lynn faulted these corporate behemoths for overcharging consumers, undercutting their competition, and preventing innovation.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 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
Compared with those of the older behemoths, the stairs of this 105-story giant do have an airiness about them, which was apparently an intention in the design.
—Michelle Sinclair Colman, Curbed, 7 May 2026
There's also an appetite to back names beyond behemoths like OpenAI and Anthropic, which have valuations creeping towards $1 trillion.
—Kate Rooney, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoths
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Within weeks of being sworn in to helm the FHFA, which oversees the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Pulte shattered norms by quickly jettisoning executives and policies.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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The timing of the rule changes is auspicious for the tech giants.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network is a nonprofit focused on protecting marine mammals, including dolphins, whales and seals in South Carolina waters.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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There are whales and cacti; birds and deep-sea fish, or fruit and flowers bursting from the same stalk.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Some are composites assembled from multiple dinosaurs or replica bones to create the illusion of a more complete skeleton.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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Kank australis belongs to the unenlagiids, a family of small-to-medium theropod dinosaurs discovered across Late Cretaceous deposits in South America, Antarctica, Australia, and Madagascar.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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Some fans believe that the Backrooms is best left empty, viewing monsters as a cheap distraction from the existential horror of an infinite office space.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Yet, the slender fangjaw proves that the creatures that look like monsters might actually hold the blueprints for our future.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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Jawando asked of the tech titans and politicians in the room.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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Potential meal partners include titans of the tech industry like SK Group’s Chey Tae-won, LG Group’s Koo Kwang-mo and Naver’s Lee Hae-jin.—
Justina Lee,Lisa Kim,
CNBC,
5 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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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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