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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
Those are just some examples of how Chinese startups and tech giants are rapidly expanding worldwide, one year after DeepSeek’s AI reasoning model shocked global investors.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
The unit forms part of Project Ada, a BBC plan to save at least £100M ($132M) by radically reimagining its workforce to compete with tech giants.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Analysts have revised their 2026 capex expectations for these tech giants to an astonishing $667 billion, a 24% increase from just the start of the earnings season and representing a 62% jump compared with 2025.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Global tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Nvidia have followed, as well as private-equity giants like KKR.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The contention that the tech giants are responsible stakeholders has no shortage of rebuttals—even before their founders burrowed to the beating heart of the White House.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Meeting tech titans Through his long career in Northern California, Newsom found himself in the same circles with people who went on to become tech giants.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Tobacco parallels The Los Angeles trial centers on allegations made by a 20-year-old woman, Kaley, and her mother that four social media giants intentionally designed addictive platforms that hooked her as a child and led to mental health challenges, including anxiety and depression.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Industry giants, which want to sell their products to everyday investors, have hired experts from traditional asset management companies and begun to win over brand-name mutual funds.
—Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
The unit forms part of Project Ada, a BBC plan to save at least £100M ($132M) by radically reimagining its workforce to compete with tech giants.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Analysts have revised their 2026 capex expectations for these tech giants to an astonishing $667 billion, a 24% increase from just the start of the earnings season and representing a 62% jump compared with 2025.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Global tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Nvidia have followed, as well as private-equity giants like KKR.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The contention that the tech giants are responsible stakeholders has no shortage of rebuttals—even before their founders burrowed to the beating heart of the White House.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Meeting tech titans Through his long career in Northern California, Newsom found himself in the same circles with people who went on to become tech giants.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Tobacco parallels The Los Angeles trial centers on allegations made by a 20-year-old woman, Kaley, and her mother that four social media giants intentionally designed addictive platforms that hooked her as a child and led to mental health challenges, including anxiety and depression.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Industry giants, which want to sell their products to everyday investors, have hired experts from traditional asset management companies and begun to win over brand-name mutual funds.
—Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giants
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In addition to a long music career, McDonald remained politically active, advocating on behalf of saving the whales and helping Vietnam War veterans.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2026
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Sharks, whales, rays, turtles, dolphins, and even the rare dugong (a manatee-like creature) swim these stunning seas alongside hundreds of species of fish.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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Those discoveries have resulted in different events throughout the years geared towards education and celebration of the local connection to pre-historic dinosaurs.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
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From massive plant-eaters to fierce apex predators, each episode highlights how dinosaurs adapted to the climate and terrain of a changing planet and, ultimately, how their long reign came to a sudden and catastrophic end.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
6 Mar. 2026
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But this remains a polling no-brainer for lawmakers, who are tired of being seen as self-serving greed monsters.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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Gyllenhaal cast her husband Peter Sarsgaard as a detective in pursuit of the two monsters on the run, with Penelope Cruz as his partner.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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The moves have people asking, will the industry follow its titans east?—
Matthew Kronsberg,
Architectural Digest,
6 Mar. 2026
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But that doesn’t mean that these titans of our tomorrow are leaving their futures in the Orange Man’s hands.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Unlike typical mice with short gray-brown coats, these woolly mice have long dirty-blond hair that mimics the shaggy fur that helped protect mammoths from the Arctic cold.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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Fans typically think of interior defensive linemen as the mammoths of the gridiron who dominate with size and strength.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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That figure marks 20 quarters of growth for the brand overall, as other luxury behemoths such as LVMH and Gucci owner Kering have seen setbacks amid an ongoing luxury slump.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
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Other soccer behemoths that don’t have basketball teams could follow suit, such as Paris Saint-Germain.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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The habitat, the largest project in the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s 109-year history, is home to the park’s herd of eight African savanna elephants.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The world’s largest mammal, a century-plus elephant nicknamed Henry, was killed in 1955 and is on permanent exhibit at the Smithsonian.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Giants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giants. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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