as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful
Leonardo da Vinci remains a colossus in the history of art
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Recent Examples of colossus
In execution, though, those sound principles produced a self-effacing Cartesian colossus — a massive hunk of boring.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
The card colossus acquired the site in 2019, a year after Squeri became CEO.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
When Moscow started blitzing Ukraine’s cities and communications towers with exploding missiles, the Western satellite colossus Intelsat swiftly mapped out strategies to keep the country from being bombed into an informational black hole.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
In the 1990s, Jerry Jones turned the Cowboys into an on-field juggernaut—winning three Super Bowls in four years—and an off-field colossus, becoming American sports’ most valuable franchise.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
The card colossus acquired the site in 2019, a year after Squeri became CEO.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
When Moscow started blitzing Ukraine’s cities and communications towers with exploding missiles, the Western satellite colossus Intelsat swiftly mapped out strategies to keep the country from being bombed into an informational black hole.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
In the 1990s, Jerry Jones turned the Cowboys into an on-field juggernaut—winning three Super Bowls in four years—and an off-field colossus, becoming American sports’ most valuable franchise.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colossus
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The ecommerce giant is also expected to make its clothing lines available in five Galeries Lafayette malls, which like BHV is owned by the Société des Grands Magasins (SGM) group in the cities of Dijon, Grenoble, Reims, Angers, and Limoges, though the dates are not set.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Danish shipping giant Maersk on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter operating profit and raised the lower-end of its full-year guidance, bolstered by increasing container volumes.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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From the time the practice became a significant industry in the 18th century to its official ban in 1986, whale hunters were heralded with songs and literature celebrating their exploits.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The whales' communication can be disturbed by underwater noise made by humans, and the interference often deters them from certain crucial areas, like breeding and feeding locations.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Live Super Bowl odds NFC heavyweights Week 10’s action closed with the Philadelphia Eagles gutting out a defensive monster against the Green Bay Packers in Monday Night Football.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Personality goes a long way for the smiliest of all Frankenstein monsters.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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There are dinosaur and space-themed versions too, if flowers aren’t their thing.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
11 Nov. 2025
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Those unable to get to the British capital can use the Christie’s Select app to explore the dinosaur via immersive VR from anywhere in the world.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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Children’s Discovery Museum: A celebration 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 1 features sand painting with stencils, storytelling, giant skeleton puppets, and a calaveras procession led by Teatro Familia Aztlán that visits at Lupe, the museum’s 14,000-year-old muerto mammoth, along the way.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Humans have had an impact on biodiversity as far back as 130,000 years ago, with the disappearance of mammoths and giant sloths—and extinction has continued in our wake as the human race spread across the globe.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Other speakers included financial titans Ken Griffin, founder of Citadel, and Jamie Dimon, the JPMorganChase boss.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Democratic titan entered Congress in 1987 and is in her 20th term.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Colossus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colossus. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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