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
Meanwhile, the global memory crisis has worsened, forcing tech giants to pay up for the capacity needed to satisfy their data center ambitions.
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Jordan Novet,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Dubbed the Flannel and the Fury, the tour brings together the alt-rock giants for the first time, with dates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 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
Of course, Google is not the only tech company, and at some future point, the government might turn to other tech giants more willing to do what the government wants.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
To bridge the gap between the ocean and the consumer, the energy captured by these floating giants is converted into electricity and transmitted via high-voltage subsea cables.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
And that’s worked to Apple’s advantage as investors have shopped for an alternative to volatile tech giants scrambling to outspend one another on data centers and circular financing deals.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Arguably the most important of the many jazz giants at Jazz Fest this year, Hancock will headline the WWOZ Jazz Tent on May 3rd.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
Jordan Novet,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Dubbed the Flannel and the Fury, the tour brings together the alt-rock giants for the first time, with dates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 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
Of course, Google is not the only tech company, and at some future point, the government might turn to other tech giants more willing to do what the government wants.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
To bridge the gap between the ocean and the consumer, the energy captured by these floating giants is converted into electricity and transmitted via high-voltage subsea cables.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
And that’s worked to Apple’s advantage as investors have shopped for an alternative to volatile tech giants scrambling to outspend one another on data centers and circular financing deals.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Arguably the most important of the many jazz giants at Jazz Fest this year, Hancock will headline the WWOZ Jazz Tent on May 3rd.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giants
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Families flock to the Cape for mini-golfing, traipsing around sand dunes, comparing ice cream stands, gobbling up lobster rolls, spotting whales, and simply admiring the gray cedar shake houses adorned with colorful buoys.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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For roughly 370 million years, scientists believed large vertebrate predators ruled ocean ecosystems — first fish and sharks, then marine reptiles, then whales.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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First, their ancestors had to survive the dinosaurs’ doomsday, which was no small feat.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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The episode ends with Earl apologizing for helping destroy the planet before noting that dinosaurs have been on Earth for 150 million years and that nothing will change that, even as the planet is covered in snow from a new Ice Age.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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The backstory flashbacks about an abusive father that suggest not all monsters have fangs?—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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Peasants whisper about monsters in the forest, and in the interlude between the wars, Lajos gazes at a house that is burning down and has a premonition of the world-historical destruction to come.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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But its industry titans are also locked in a knock-down, drag-out fight for market share, with brutal price wars and competition in a crowded home market deflating profits and stymieing growth.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Using a wealth of archival footage, this deeply pleasurable documentary paints a dazzling portrait of Rossellini across the years leading up to his death in 1977, and is an ecstatic, cinephilic tribute to one of world cinema’s true titans.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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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
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Not the big-box behemoths like Home Depot or Lowe’s, necessarily (although those can be pretty great, too).—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Bloomberg Magnificent Seven Index is priced at around 27 times forward earnings, which is elevated because Tesla is such an outlier compared to the other six tech behemoths.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The sprawling complex is home to 150,000 animals of 2,000 species, including elephants, tigers, lions and bears – but no hippos.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
1 May 2026
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There are no elephants here—but don’t be surprised to find zebras or gazelles walking across the estate.—
Samantha Falewée,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Giants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giants. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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