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Recent Examples of colossus The episode, written by Mazin, and directed by Kate Herron, is a colossus. Kate Aurthur, Variety, 5 May 2025 The problem, though, is how ingrained the fortunes of Adani's ports-to-power colossus can seem to India Inc.'s ambitions in the world. William Pesek, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 India’s media colossus JioStar is doubling down on content investment, pouring approximately $3.6 billion into programming this year, with plans to increase spending further in 2026, according to vice chair Uday Shankar. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 May 2025 Snow White is, for better and (mostly) worse, a product of a corporation that has for years been lumbering after its idea of the Zeitgeist with all the agility of an aging colossus. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for colossus
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Noun
  • In 2020, 63 percent of homeowners made an offer on a home sight unseen, largely due to the pandemic and associated restrictions, according to property giants Redfin.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
  • The country had turned against Argentine manager Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino and there was little hope that the CONCACAF giants would progress from Group C that featured Poland, Argentina and Saudi Arabia.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Allen, similar to Grant, described his deep passion for the ocean and hard-to-describe connection with whales.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 18 July 2025
  • Start with what stirs the soul — the iridescence of a bioluminescent reef, the sound of a whale’s song echoing across hemispheres, the eerie quiet of deep space.
    Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • The party featured a fun monster truck bouncy house slide, a mini race track and an actual car from the film.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 29 July 2025
  • In the day, how big could the real monster dinosaurs get?
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • Boston’s ballpark was already a dinosaur when the Red Sox triumphed over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 early in the 1990 season.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
  • The dinosaur bone came to light in January during a drilling project to study the layers of rock underneath the site, the museum announced on July 9.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • The earliest blue whale fossils date to about 1.5 million years ago, and, at 98 feet long and more than 200 tons, the whale is larger than any mammoth or dinosaur.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
  • The mammoths may be gone, but the people are still here.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • The list was categorized by titans, entertainers, leaders, phenoms and catalysts.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
  • Obviously, the temptation to see these two lip-sync titans go head-to-head is real, but Aja ranked sixth doesn’t math up.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 18 July 2025

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“Colossus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colossus. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.

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