behemoths

noun

plural of behemoth
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 These cosmic behemoths can tell us more about our own Milky Way galaxy’s history and the universe’s evolution over time. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoths
  1. giants
  2. whales
  3. dinosaurs
  4. monsters
  5. titans
  6. mammoths
Noun
  • As legislation is introduced at a record pace, shifting political views are driving more proposals that seek to restrict the tech giants.
    — Chris Hacker, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Nightly swarms of drones closed Russian airports, struck oil refineries or set ablaze the warehouses of retail giants Wildberries and Ozon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of giants
Noun
  • In July, Shedd said it had been asked to help rehome up to 10 beluga whales because of its experience caring for belugas and its specialized habitats.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The knowledge center aims to help people understand our relationship with whales and their natural habitat.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of whales
Noun
  • For years, the museum was a place for education and numerous exhibits open to the public, including over 30 dinosaurs and Mesozoic reptiles in the museum's Dinosaur Hall.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Connect The Dots Of A Nontraditional Career Path Cover letters can be dinosaurs or game changers.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dinosaurs
Noun
  • There will be no B-movie monsters wearing terrible prosthetics, no scripts full of non sequiturs, no glitchy graphics.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The monsters of the original — the Cyclops and the sirens — are replaced by drones that buzz across the stage and models of robotic war machines.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of monsters
Noun
  • Tech titans have defended their products and largely brushed off concerns as overblown or misguided.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • After Musk left, OpenAI launched massively successful AI products, namely ChatGPT, struck partnerships with tech titans including Microsoft, converted its business into a for-profit with a non-profit parent, and raised huge sums of funding.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of titans
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
Definition of mammoths

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“Behemoths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behemoths. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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