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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
Traders have been buying tech giants on dips and selling big-name laggards including Costco, UnitedHealth and Alibaba, according to data from retail trading giant Robinhood Markets published via Sherwood.
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Oliver Renick, CNBC, 12 May 2026
In a post, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos expanded on the company’s ability to influence culture, and to create jobs all around the world, contrasting the company’s investment to other entertainment giants.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
One is driven by tech giants and the promises of artificial intelligence.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Here’s where tech giants like Google and Nebius want to set up shop.
—Sofi Zeman
may 12, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
On Tuesday, there was the usual tourist selfie scrum under the statues of Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George, prime ministers who stewarded their country through successive wars and in doing so became giants of history and politics.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 12 May 2026
From here, the giants seemed to come fast and furious.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The move has been supported by more than 70 environmental and advocacy groups nationwide, who submitted a public letter last month calling for more levies on energy giants.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Its vast array of labels includes includes alternative powerhouse Loma Vista, roots-leaning Rounder and the catalogs of the legendary soul label Stax, iconic Latin imprint Fania, jazz giants Prestige, Riverside and Savoy, and the rock labels Fearless, Victory and Wind-up.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Oliver Renick, CNBC, 12 May 2026
In a post, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos expanded on the company’s ability to influence culture, and to create jobs all around the world, contrasting the company’s investment to other entertainment giants.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
One is driven by tech giants and the promises of artificial intelligence.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Here’s where tech giants like Google and Nebius want to set up shop.
—Sofi Zeman
may 12, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
On Tuesday, there was the usual tourist selfie scrum under the statues of Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George, prime ministers who stewarded their country through successive wars and in doing so became giants of history and politics.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 12 May 2026
From here, the giants seemed to come fast and furious.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The move has been supported by more than 70 environmental and advocacy groups nationwide, who submitted a public letter last month calling for more levies on energy giants.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Its vast array of labels includes includes alternative powerhouse Loma Vista, roots-leaning Rounder and the catalogs of the legendary soul label Stax, iconic Latin imprint Fania, jazz giants Prestige, Riverside and Savoy, and the rock labels Fearless, Victory and Wind-up.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giants
Noun
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The findings suggest whales, like humans, cooperate during birth—something that had never been documented in detail before.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 May 2026
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The best way to experience this national park is from the water, and there are plenty of cruise tours available to take in the scenery and wildlife (think seals, sea lions, sea otters, puffins, orcas, whales, and eagles).—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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One lineage would give rise to crocodiles and alligators, while the other would produce dinosaurs and the birds that would eventually conquer the skies.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Horizon Forbidden West, the next-gen sequel, takes us back to this fascinating sci-fi world where human tribes live alongside robot dinosaurs.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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The story follows a group of people trapped in a mysterious town where monsters haunt the streets and night and diabolical forces seem determined to terrorize and confound our heroes.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Policy favored the monsters who plot in the background, more Kissinger than Kennedy.—
Eli Durst,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Sergey Brin also crashed the annual parade of protest-y decadence.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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His crowning cultural achievement was the creation of the Cable News Network in 1980, which provided a model for today’s cable news titans.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Noun
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In a twist of prehistoric irony, our ancestors’ hunting skills proved too effective, leading to the extinction of mammoths around 10,000 years ago—and mammoth-bone dwellings with them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Fossils have also been found that indicate the islands were also once home to pygmy mammoths, which only reached 4 to 6 feet tall.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Compared with those of the older behemoths, the stairs of this 105-story giant do have an airiness about them, which was apparently an intention in the design.—
Michelle Sinclair Colman,
Curbed,
7 May 2026
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From within our own galaxy to behemoths billions of light-years away, supermassive black holes create jets like nothing else in the cosmos.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
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The new collection brings two existing safari operators, Legendary Expeditions and Chem Chem Safari, into the Auberge fold, which gives adventurers the chance to bound from one high-end property to the next to experience the most of Tanzania’s wildlife—including elephants, zebras, and more.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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Bowie sired a calf there in June 2025, making Fort Worth Zoo’s oldest elephant Rasha a great-grandmother and the matriarch of four generations.—
Harriet Ramos
May 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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“Giants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giants. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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