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
Alejandra Martinez, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Their holiday-season strike is considered the largest one against the e-commerce giant to date.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
Mark Gongloff, Boston Herald, 28 Dec. 2024
The exterior of Deep Dive Dubai resembles a giant oyster — a nod to the United Arab Emirates' pearl diving heritage.
—Erik Trinidad, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this month, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against chemical giants 3M and DuPont, accusing them of misleading the public about PFAS sold in many of their consumer products.
—Alejandra Martinez, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Their holiday-season strike is considered the largest one against the e-commerce giant to date.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
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The net-zero promises made by 140 countries will require turning about 3.8 million square miles into a giant carbon-dioxide sponge, according to a new study in the journal Nature Communications.
—Mark Gongloff, Boston Herald, 28 Dec. 2024
The exterior of Deep Dive Dubai resembles a giant oyster — a nod to the United Arab Emirates' pearl diving heritage.
—Erik Trinidad, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
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Alerts do go out to boaters when whales are spotted, but the current spotting effort still misses whales.Emily Jones, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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As many as 20,000 whales can be spotted swimming offshore beginning in February.Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2024
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The cone was dumping enriched semolina flour into a gigantic tank.Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Siriano posted further proof of how gigantic McCarthy's cape was on Instagram, sharing a photo of him being the grand cloak's escort.Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Some tracks show paths taken by Cetiosaurus, a dinosaur that grew to nearly 60 feet in length.Fox News, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Among the 9,200 comments on the viral TikTok video so far, people have likened Enzo to a dinosaur, a dolphin, birds, and even farm animals.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Strikeout rate is admittedly huge, one of the three largest pillars - and the largest among them - of evaluating pitcher performance.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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But, even before that, in July, Israel killed Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, which was a huge sign to Israelis that the old Israel was back and could do anything anywhere.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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This year there’s a new monster in the form of Atakhan, who does look quite cool, some changes to the early game objectives and some new boot upgrades, but that’s pretty much it.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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The major averages fizzled at the finish line last year, following a monster performance.Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
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This both-at-once ability, known as superposition, conveys an enormous computational advantage, one that increases when more qubits are working together.Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Apple Valley Model Railroad Museum has an enormous (22 feet by 100 feet) model railroad built in a picturesque Western North Carolina landscape.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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The mammoth weighs 240 pounds, according to Reuters.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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The mammoth is said to measure in at 4 feet tall and less than 6.6 feet long.Abigail Adams, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Despite massive community backlash and reports of poor performance, Netflix has seemingly stood by their investment in Chappelle, whose special The Dreamer also launched on New Year’s Eve in 2023.Samantha Riedel, Them, 2 Jan. 2025
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With current viewership on Twitch rivaling that of a big new release or a massive content update for the free-to-play flavor of the week, Blizzard are bound to be paying attention in ways that will reflect future content for the game.Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Giant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giant. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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