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
Ternus will take over as chief executive in September for Tim Cook, who turned Apple into a $4 trillion, tech colossus during his 15-year reign after the death of co-founder Steve Jobs.
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ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
During his tenure, Hastings oversaw the substantial growth of the streaming colossus.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
On the supply side, China is a green colossus, with enough production capacity to meet its own needs — Beijing is installing solar panels at a rate equivalent to one nuclear power station every day — and sufficient left over to green the rest of the planet, too.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
But while those other acts continue to slog it out on the state fair/casino circuit, Journey has become a touring colossus that somehow seems to grow more popular with each passing year.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
During his tenure, Hastings oversaw the substantial growth of the streaming colossus.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
On the supply side, China is a green colossus, with enough production capacity to meet its own needs — Beijing is installing solar panels at a rate equivalent to one nuclear power station every day — and sufficient left over to green the rest of the planet, too.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
But while those other acts continue to slog it out on the state fair/casino circuit, Journey has become a touring colossus that somehow seems to grow more popular with each passing year.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colossus
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But the rally has become increasingly concentrated in a handful of heavyweight technology names, particularly memory-chip maker SK Hynix and electronics giant Samsung Electronics.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Hong Kong/Hangzhou — Stephen Curry announced a partnership for his signature brand with Li-Ning on Monday, ending his sneaker free agency in a major win for the Chinese sportswear giant.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Doris has also written about microscopic plant life for Scientific American’s website and about whale calls for their print magazine.—
Doris Elin Urrutia,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
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The Oyster got a whale of a public relations boost in 1927 when endurance swimmer Mercedes Gleitze wore one while becoming the first English woman to swim across the English Channel.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Honestly, who can afford a trip to a monster festival this summer?—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Being bitten by Pirate Clark may have been a manifestation of Clark's deepest emotional wounds and desires — or maybe the monster just needed a meal.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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As this natural history points out, birds are dinosaurs—the only ones who survived the last extinction event.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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For one thing, there are dinosaurs in this seemingly normal suburban enclave, which appears to have suddenly been displaced into a different time and place.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
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When Colossal Biosciences raises capital at a $10 billion valuation, investors are not betting on the mammoth.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
29 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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SpaceX will be vying for slices of a fast-expanding pie with the Microsofts, Googles and other titans that constitutes perhaps the toughest roster of rivals on the planet.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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The high-profile gathering brings together the state's top business and energy titans to discuss the future of Georgia's power grid.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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“Colossus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colossus. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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