giantess

noun

Definition of giantessnext
as in giant

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Recent Examples of giantess Stewart herself is certainly no stranger to starring in movies that are a little off the wall; Love Lies Bleeding, famously, ended with (spoiler alert) what basically amounted to a giantess fantasy sequence. — James Factora, Them., 7 Oct. 2025 But don’t forget in those days the Guinness Book of World Records defined a giantess as a woman six-foot-two and over. — Jane Smiley june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025 Maybe her fans didn’t recognize her because the performer is a giantess and the person is merely person-size. — Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024 Eventually, a foresty mountain-scape is revealed to be Swift as a prone, green giantess, while Ice Spice is both sides now of a heavenly cloud formation. — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for giantess
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giantess
  1. giant
  2. colossus
  3. whale
  4. elephant
  5. behemoth
  6. mammoth
  7. Goliath
  8. leviathan
Noun
  • Even before the Ukraine war, international shipping giants were skeptical and the route remains controversial.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In an interview with Deadline earlier this summer, Takashi Nakano, VP of content and programming for Samsung TV Plus, described how the series fits into the streaming giant’s strategy.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • Ternus can’t simply bring the colossus that is Apple back to its hungry startup days, Milanesi said.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • The combination of the two companies would create a modern media colossus and reshape the entertainment industry.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Definition of colossus
Noun
  • The Georgia Aquarium’s two newest beluga whales are safe and sound in Atlanta after being rescued from a shuttered aquatic park in Canada.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Two male beluga whales rescued from Marineland of Canada arrived safely at Georgia Aquarium, marking a new chapter in an international effort to save the animals.
    — CBS Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of whale
Noun
  • Instead, the fund’s proceeds will go to Elephants Without Borders, an environmental organization based in Botswana dedicated to protecting elephants.
    — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Kio takes in his new surroundings confidently, strutting through the grasses near his den while working on his roar, that is, until a bellowing elephant sends him racing closer to Mom.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of elephant
Noun
  • Reacher is a behemoth who strolls into towns in the South and the American heartland.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In February, alcoholic beverage behemoth Constellation Brands announced plans to lay off 212 workers at its Mission Bell Winery in Madera.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of behemoth
Noun
  • Woolly mammoths coexisted with early humans who hunted the cold-resistant herbivores for food and used their tusks and bones as tools.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • These results raise some questions about how Ice Age hunter-gatherers interacted with wooly mammoths.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Definition of mammoth
Noun
  • Nowhere was this clearer than in the unofficial South African Pavilion presenting Gabrielle Goliath’s Elegy.
    — Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
  • The ride offers aspirational views of Goliath and Twisted Colossus as riders swoop and snake around the serpentine 700-foot-long track.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 June 2026
Definition of Goliath
Noun
  • Back in the twentieth century, when this corporate leviathan reigned supreme, size was a proxy for power.
    — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Victor Wembanyama, just 22, is the towering leviathan who threatens to dominate the entire league for the next decade.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Definition of leviathan

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