as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders
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as in gigantic
unusually large
the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old
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Recent Examples of giant
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
The health care giant currently operates Good Samaritan Hospital in West San Jose.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
For years, your live shows featured a wall of Marshall amps — and, front and center, a giant illuminated cross.
—Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Compared to other tech giants, while many companies already offer stock ownership or profit-sharing, many cap what employees can get.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
The health care giant currently operates Good Samaritan Hospital in West San Jose.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Driftwood tent shelters appear marooned like shipwrecks, and the beach is scattered with the bones of the giant whales.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
For years, your live shows featured a wall of Marshall amps — and, front and center, a giant illuminated cross.
—Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giant
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Driftwood tent shelters appear marooned like shipwrecks, and the beach is scattered with the bones of the giant whales.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, activists focused on the fate of Lolita, an orca whale held captive in a shallow pool for more than a half-century.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Barbie movie in was a gigantic smash in 2023; additional Mattel IP includes Hot Wheels, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, Polly Pocket and Barney.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Now it’s happened, and Penn State is paying a gigantic sum to go find a different coach.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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But this may be the first tech revolution that doesn’t vaporize the dinosaurs, the way mobile killed Nokia and threatened Microsoft, but grafts their DNA onto something new.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Same for the life-size dinosaur that took over Manhattan ahead of the release of Jurassic World Rebirth.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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China’s sweeping new restrictions, some of which won’t take effect until November, could deal a huge blow to East Asian economies, such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, which play critical roles in the global tech and artificial intelligence supply chain, as well as the auto industries.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs won a huge game, and Reid played a huge role in putting them in position.—
Sam McDowell
October 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Frankenstein's monster is a tortured fellow who's not a big fan of flames.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The same trigger the player would use to shoot a gun is used to throw Poké Balls at unsuspecting monsters, and there’s never been a mechanic in a Pokémon game that feels as immersive.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But one scholar, Anthony Grafton, who about thirty years ago published Forgers and Critics, focused on how in the early modern period, there was this enormous flourishing not only of culture but also of liars.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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The level of detail is enormous, but Newcastle’s story remains intimate and there is something profound about Moore filling this role in this of all places.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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With these tools, scientists may one day trace how microbes and mammoths co-evolved.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Institutions, some of which now hold massive bitcoin positions, are looking to turn idle crypto holdings into working and productive capital.—
Luke Xie,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Many are convinced that the massive amount of spending in the data center buildout will keep the AI rally going for the foreseeable future.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Giant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giant. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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