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
On even longer timescales, the remnant black holes that were created, whether from stellar explosions, neutron star mergers, a collapsing gas cloud, or having grown into supermassive behemoths, will all evaporate.
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Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
But soon after the release, media behemoths Paramount and Disney sent cease-and-desist letters to ByteDance –– the company most famous for developing the video-sharing app TikTok –– accusing it of infringing upon their intellectual property.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
In a slow-motion race of two behemoths, Amazon has officially displaced Walmart as the world's biggest company by sales.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
That’s how systems such as the University of California evolved into sprawling behemoths.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Debate swirls around whether these financial behemoths should be banned.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
The stock, which has more than doubled over the past 12 months to an all-time high of $775, has vastly outperformed such tech behemoths as Apple (up 8%) and Microsoft (up about 1%) during that time period.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Some of the stars in the cluster are true behemoths, 50 times the mass of our sun.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Was that really the Pirates on our tote board behind the big-market behemoths (Mets, Dodgers, Cubs)?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
But soon after the release, media behemoths Paramount and Disney sent cease-and-desist letters to ByteDance –– the company most famous for developing the video-sharing app TikTok –– accusing it of infringing upon their intellectual property.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
In a slow-motion race of two behemoths, Amazon has officially displaced Walmart as the world's biggest company by sales.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
That’s how systems such as the University of California evolved into sprawling behemoths.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Debate swirls around whether these financial behemoths should be banned.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
The stock, which has more than doubled over the past 12 months to an all-time high of $775, has vastly outperformed such tech behemoths as Apple (up 8%) and Microsoft (up about 1%) during that time period.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Some of the stars in the cluster are true behemoths, 50 times the mass of our sun.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Was that really the Pirates on our tote board behind the big-market behemoths (Mets, Dodgers, Cubs)?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoths
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The case could set a precedent for holding social media companies responsible for dangerous design decisions, after years of tech giants fending off lawsuits under Section 230, the law that shields them from liability for user content.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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China’s tech giants are betting heavily on these versatile platforms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Biden administration planned to expand slow zones off the East Coast to protect the whales.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The only item that was written down in his will was John’s beloved scrimshaw set—sailor’s carvings made from whales’ teeth.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
12 Feb. 2026
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Tree ferns, survivors from the age of the dinosaurs, towered above.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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From tiny proto‑dinosaurs like Marasuchus to giants like Plateosaurus and Mamenchisaurus, 'The Dinosaurs' runs the gamut, illustrating how dinosaurs evolved across millennia in response to a volatile world.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Set between Seasons 2 and 3 of Stranger Things, Tales from ’85 returns viewers to Hawkins in the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must confront new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery that is terrorizing their town.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Other Avina Comics characters include a mariachi man who fights monsters using a silver string guitar and a luchador wrestler on a mission.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Thus, this detection technique offers scientists a method to create a cosmic map of these merging titans.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Attorneys for the tech titans hit back, saying in opening statements Monday and Tuesday that Kaley’s troubled home life and her fractious relationship with her family were to blame for her suffering, not the platforms.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Unlike many slow-moving urban mammoths, this could be a model for how to integrate local desires with capitalist imperatives to deliver your friendly neighborhood megaproject.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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Savvy ancestors As mammoths and elephants were rare in prehistoric England, the discovery highlights the advanced cognitive skills of early humans.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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