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something that is unusually large and powerful
the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders
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Recent Examples of giants
The case could set a precedent for holding social media companies responsible for dangerous design decisions, after years of tech giants fending off lawsuits under Section 230, the law that shields them from liability for user content.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
China’s tech giants are betting heavily on these versatile platforms.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
Some governments and fossil fuel giants like Exxon Mobil and Shell promote the strategy as a climate solution that buys time for countries and industries to transition to cleaner energy.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
At a transformative moment for the media industry, Hearst is looking into potential dealmaking to help its TV businesses, which include dozens of local TV stations and a 50 percent stake in A+E Global Media, better compete with tech giants.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Following the release of Anthropic’s latest Claude AI agent tools, other American AI giants have been accelerating the development of agentic capabilities.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Most of the world tech giants are listed on the NASDAQ, according to Investopedia.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Tech giants have repeatedly relied on Section 230, a federal law that shields them from liability over content that their users post, as a defense against safety claims.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The country’s tech giants, including Alibaba, Baidu, and ByteDance, plan to release the newest versions of their flagship AI models around the Lunar New Year holiday, and are spending big to attract users, offering milk tea vouchers, cash handouts, and even robots.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
China’s tech giants are betting heavily on these versatile platforms.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
Some governments and fossil fuel giants like Exxon Mobil and Shell promote the strategy as a climate solution that buys time for countries and industries to transition to cleaner energy.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
At a transformative moment for the media industry, Hearst is looking into potential dealmaking to help its TV businesses, which include dozens of local TV stations and a 50 percent stake in A+E Global Media, better compete with tech giants.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Following the release of Anthropic’s latest Claude AI agent tools, other American AI giants have been accelerating the development of agentic capabilities.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Most of the world tech giants are listed on the NASDAQ, according to Investopedia.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Tech giants have repeatedly relied on Section 230, a federal law that shields them from liability over content that their users post, as a defense against safety claims.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The country’s tech giants, including Alibaba, Baidu, and ByteDance, plan to release the newest versions of their flagship AI models around the Lunar New Year holiday, and are spending big to attract users, offering milk tea vouchers, cash handouts, and even robots.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giants
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The Biden administration planned to expand slow zones off the East Coast to protect the whales.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The only item that was written down in his will was John’s beloved scrimshaw set—sailor’s carvings made from whales’ teeth.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
12 Feb. 2026
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Tree ferns, survivors from the age of the dinosaurs, towered above.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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From tiny proto‑dinosaurs like Marasuchus to giants like Plateosaurus and Mamenchisaurus, 'The Dinosaurs' runs the gamut, illustrating how dinosaurs evolved across millennia in response to a volatile world.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Set between Seasons 2 and 3 of Stranger Things, Tales from ’85 returns viewers to Hawkins in the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must confront new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery that is terrorizing their town.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Other Avina Comics characters include a mariachi man who fights monsters using a silver string guitar and a luchador wrestler on a mission.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Thus, this detection technique offers scientists a method to create a cosmic map of these merging titans.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Attorneys for the tech titans hit back, saying in opening statements Monday and Tuesday that Kaley’s troubled home life and her fractious relationship with her family were to blame for her suffering, not the platforms.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Unlike many slow-moving urban mammoths, this could be a model for how to integrate local desires with capitalist imperatives to deliver your friendly neighborhood megaproject.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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Savvy ancestors As mammoths and elephants were rare in prehistoric England, the discovery highlights the advanced cognitive skills of early humans.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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Last month, Google and Apple joined forces to announce the two behemoths will use Google’s AI to power up Apple’s Siri and other AI services.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Among those on deck to deliver results next week are health care behemoths Eli Lilly , Merck and Pfizer .—
Davis Giangiulio,Christopher Hayes,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 308-pound calf was the first elephant born at the zoo in almost 25 years and only the third elephant birth in the zoo’s 136-year history.—
Michael E. Ruane,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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Zimbabwe’s biggest national park also houses large elephant populations and more than 400 bird species.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Giants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giants. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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