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
For Cook, Apple's privacy-first approach to user data has long been a differentiator compared to other tech giants like Meta and Google, which specialize in letting brands target users with ads.
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 21 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
While giants such as Walmart and Target may have the leverage to enforce strict liability waivers, smaller retailers might take the opposite approach, absorbing AI risk as a way to differentiate themselves and earn customer trust.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Those scans could provide valuable information to scientists trying to understand why the giants succumb to the desert — and how to protect them.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
The case is one of dozens of lawsuits filed in 2013 alleging oil giants, including Chevron and Exxon, violated state environmental laws for decades.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Huawei has unveiled a new foldable form factor that industry giants Apple and Samsung are rumored to be working toward.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Increasingly, tech giants are paying to construct massive plants to provide energy directly to their data centers without connecting to the grid.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 21 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
While giants such as Walmart and Target may have the leverage to enforce strict liability waivers, smaller retailers might take the opposite approach, absorbing AI risk as a way to differentiate themselves and earn customer trust.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Those scans could provide valuable information to scientists trying to understand why the giants succumb to the desert — and how to protect them.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
The case is one of dozens of lawsuits filed in 2013 alleging oil giants, including Chevron and Exxon, violated state environmental laws for decades.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Huawei has unveiled a new foldable form factor that industry giants Apple and Samsung are rumored to be working toward.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Increasingly, tech giants are paying to construct massive plants to provide energy directly to their data centers without connecting to the grid.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giants
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Our days were spent beach combing on semi-secret islands with up-close views of whales, porpoises, and eagles.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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That will give commercial crabbers using traditional vertical lines — the ones that can entangle migrating whales — a little less than two weeks to wrap up their seasons in San Francisco and Half Moon Bay.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Small plastic children’s toys lined at the top of the car — dinosaurs and dump trucks and sharks — creating their own shrunken skyline in front of the Vertigo, signaling that young kids likely lived there.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Though not as big or catastrophic as the asteroid theorized to have wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, Apophis would cause widespread destruction up to several hundred kilometers from its impact site.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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So many of my favorite filmmakers over the years have been exposed as monsters.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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No further films in the series are planned, though Universal did repurpose the name Dark Universe for an area of its Epic Universe theme park featuring the classic monsters.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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These totals are minuscule compared with some of the titans of Esports gaming.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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Their show is a high-energy mix of friendly interviews with tech titans, industry gossip, and celebrations of funding rounds and other successes that involve banging a giant gong.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
8 Apr. 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.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Surviving Earth explores the world 450M years ago featuring giant sea scorpions, mammoths and sabertooths.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Sluggish, tail-dragging, dim-witted behemoths were out, and hot-blooded dinos were in.—
Steve Brusatte,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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Any kid who stars at smaller schools transfers before the program can become a threat to the behemoths.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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In India, the Queen showed her appreciation for the country by touring the Taj Mahal and riding an elephant.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Migrating zebras and noisy elephants Arriving at Leroo La Tau Lodge, perched on the western flank of Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, brought a cluster of surprises.—
Lucie Grace,
TheWeek,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Giants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giants. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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