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
Once, this forest on California’s North Coast was replete with the ancient behemoths that can live beyond 2,000 years.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Our favorite Midwest resort destinations range from cozy lakeside lodges to water park behemoths.
—Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
Then a fleet of America’s Cup AC50 catamarans — 50-foot carbon-fiber flying behemoths — came shrieking past Calico Jack’s at speeds approaching 50 knots.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 8 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
From within our own galaxy to behemoths billions of light-years away, supermassive black holes create jets like nothing else in the cosmos.
—Big Think, 4 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
The sluggish living makes sense for steely behemoths that live comfortably into their 200s and possible to 400 or more.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
While fashion brands or tech behemoths like Instagram typically underwrite the affair, this year Amazon co-founder and executive chair, Jeff Bezos, and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are the event’s main benefactors.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Our favorite Midwest resort destinations range from cozy lakeside lodges to water park behemoths.
—Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
Then a fleet of America’s Cup AC50 catamarans — 50-foot carbon-fiber flying behemoths — came shrieking past Calico Jack’s at speeds approaching 50 knots.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 8 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
From within our own galaxy to behemoths billions of light-years away, supermassive black holes create jets like nothing else in the cosmos.
—Big Think, 4 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
The sluggish living makes sense for steely behemoths that live comfortably into their 200s and possible to 400 or more.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
While fashion brands or tech behemoths like Instagram typically underwrite the affair, this year Amazon co-founder and executive chair, Jeff Bezos, and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are the event’s main benefactors.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoths
Noun
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But fast food giants have seen mixed success integrating AI into their operations.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Robotics giants like Unitree Robotics and Noetix Robotics have already integrated into the platform.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
Noun
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At Icy Strait Point, visitors can spot whales and eagles while supporting a small Alaska community.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Trump blamed wind turbines for mass killing whales and birds.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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In other words, for younger visitors who are familiar with Pokémon characters but unfamiliar with various types of dinosaurs, the exhibition is a pathway into real science.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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This spring and summer, an interactive exhibit in Oakland will unleash a whole menagerie of cool dinosaurs upon the populace — turkey-sized velociraptors, spiky stegosaurs and of course big ol T-rex itself.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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In the series, while visiting Japan on the ultimate foodie adventure, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy unwittingly unleash hundreds of mythical monsters that are causing trouble across the country.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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When Jade reaches the room with the slabs, the monsters come and put him in what appears to be a kind of grave in the center of the room.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Colbert’s final music lineup included pop stars, country titans, rock bands, Broadway greats.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2026
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The actor first took on the role of Victor Newman on The Young and the Restless in 1980, and the character and actor have become titans of daytime TV.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
22 May 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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