as in whales
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
But investors worried broadly about the huge valuations of tech giants that have been leading the market to new heights.
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Tech giants and nation-states are investing heavily in neuromorphic chips.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
That investment thesis still needs time to marinate as these tech giants have added debt to support their AI spending.
—John Kell, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Skin care giants such as Beiersdorf and Shiseido might take heed.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
By cutting the cost and complexity of closings, the company hopes to expand access to homeownership, reduce fraud, and help smaller regional title firms compete with national giants.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Surging electricity demand from artificial intelligence and data centers is pushing utilities and tech giants such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to explore nuclear power as a backbone for digital growth.
—Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Europe defense firms team up to rival Starlink Three European aerospace and defense giants announced a partnership to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet network.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
If the 60-foot heads carved on the face of Mount Rushmore had bodies, the giants would stand about 465 feet tall and could easily walk through the legs of the arch.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Julie Coleman, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Tech giants and nation-states are investing heavily in neuromorphic chips.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
That investment thesis still needs time to marinate as these tech giants have added debt to support their AI spending.
—John Kell, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Skin care giants such as Beiersdorf and Shiseido might take heed.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
By cutting the cost and complexity of closings, the company hopes to expand access to homeownership, reduce fraud, and help smaller regional title firms compete with national giants.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Surging electricity demand from artificial intelligence and data centers is pushing utilities and tech giants such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to explore nuclear power as a backbone for digital growth.
—Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Europe defense firms team up to rival Starlink Three European aerospace and defense giants announced a partnership to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet network.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
If the 60-foot heads carved on the face of Mount Rushmore had bodies, the giants would stand about 465 feet tall and could easily walk through the legs of the arch.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giants
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And the global population of whales declined precipitously to the point of near extinction.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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At times, the whales even broke through the surface, poking their fins just above water.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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It has recently been determined that this family of dinosaurs was heavily feathered—a rare marking on Spike’s wrist might be further evidence of this, Christie’s says.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the series, audiences will learn more about the animals that lived in the Pleistocene era, millions of years after the extinction of the dinosaurs, including the Megalonyx jeffersonii (also known as the snow sloth).—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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The project chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprising three members who just happen to also fight monsters from the underworld.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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As her fight for sobriety deepens, the line between inner demons and real monsters, blurs, culminating in a harrowing battle for survival and redemption.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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Other speakers included financial titans Ken Griffin, founder of Citadel, and Jamie Dimon, the JPMorganChase boss.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani’s win represents a loss for Wall Street, whose titans tried to fund his defeat and must now work with the mayor-elect.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Humans have had an impact on biodiversity as far back as 130,000 years ago, with the disappearance of mammoths and giant sloths—and extinction has continued in our wake as the human race spread across the globe.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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In a study published in Cell, researchers set out to trace the microbial companions of mammoths across a staggering timeline, from over a million years ago to their final days on Wrangel Island just 4,000 years ago.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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King partnered with Black Effect in the same vein as many of the network’s biggest shows, with behemoths like The 85 South Show, All The Smoke, Drink Champs and even The Breakfast Club having been established prior to the network’s 2020 founding.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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These twisting giants are rich with star-forming material from which a new generation of stellar behemoths will be born.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Even worse — in some parts of Africa and Pacific islands, elephant foot yam is Amorphophallus paeonifolius — that’s right, a relative of the big stink, corpse flower!—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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The new map would thin out the number of GOP voters, turning it into something that loosely resembles, of all things, an elephant.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Giants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giants. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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