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
The president said Thursday that the two mortgage giants under government conservatorship, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have $200 billion in cash that will be used to make the mortgage bond purchases.
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CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The Royal Caribbean Group broke ground on a new terminal at PortMiami on Thursday, a sign that cruise giants continue to see the 305 as a key source of passengers.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
The Daily Dividend Alphabet surpassed Apple in market cap for the first time since 2019 yesterday, the latest sign of how the tech giants are diverging on artificial intelligence.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Last year, beloved retail giants shut down multiple locations.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Citing the unlawful seizure of assets belonging to the two oil giants, the World Bank's International Center for Settlement of Investment ordered Venezuela to pay the firms billions of dollars.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
Consumer tech giants including Dell and Xiaomi have already warned their customers about price increases.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The move helps solidify Miami’s defense, as Micael was one of the league’s best defenders in 2024 before joining the Brazilian giants.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Tech giants and nation-states are investing heavily in neuromorphic chips.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The Royal Caribbean Group broke ground on a new terminal at PortMiami on Thursday, a sign that cruise giants continue to see the 305 as a key source of passengers.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
The Daily Dividend Alphabet surpassed Apple in market cap for the first time since 2019 yesterday, the latest sign of how the tech giants are diverging on artificial intelligence.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Last year, beloved retail giants shut down multiple locations.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Citing the unlawful seizure of assets belonging to the two oil giants, the World Bank's International Center for Settlement of Investment ordered Venezuela to pay the firms billions of dollars.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
Consumer tech giants including Dell and Xiaomi have already warned their customers about price increases.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The move helps solidify Miami’s defense, as Micael was one of the league’s best defenders in 2024 before joining the Brazilian giants.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Tech giants and nation-states are investing heavily in neuromorphic chips.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giants
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But for the population, which stands at 384 whales, to rebound from its substantial losses in the past decade, many more calves will need to be born.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The fewer than 100 Rice’s whales remaining live across the Gulf but are most common off Florida, and the opinion estimated that drilling will kill nine Rice’s whales through vessel strikes and seriously injure three more over the next 45 years.—
Christian Wagley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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In Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Disney+ series adapted from Rick Riordan's bestselling book series, Walker Scobell plays the titular character, a demigod navigating the dangerous world of gods and monsters.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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This bakery, which has been serving Louisville since 1924, offers a wide variety of Mardi Gras items, from King Cakes to cookies, thumbprints, cupcakes and the popular cookie monsters.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
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This wasn't exactly a divisional matchup of titans on Sunday.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
4 Jan. 2026
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From a historical perspective, the numbers Manning produced rank right up there with some real titans of Texas football.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Jan. 2026
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Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed the species at the top of the food chain, alongside apex predators like lions – feasting on big animals such as mammoths or bison.—
Jay Kakade
December 31,
New Atlas,
31 Dec. 2025
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These traits mirror adaptations that once helped mammoths survive frigid, resource-scarce environments.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This, in turn, would allow Wells Fargo, Goldman, and other financial behemoths to lend more and pay higher dividends.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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The new trucks ordered are not small vehicles either, but rather massive 110,000 lbs (50-ton) payload hauling behemoths.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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 9 Jan. 2026.
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