as in whale
something or someone that is unusually large and powerful
the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath
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Recent Examples of Goliath
His restaurant remains a David to its looming Goliath — the nearby McDonald’s, whose Golden Arches literally cast a shadow over In-A-Tub.
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Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
David meets Goliath on digital steroids Spynn’s competition reads like a who’s who of PR aristocracy, with their century-old pedigree and admiration from Fortune 500 companies.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
Proponents of the nation’s lower-division terrain also speak of the Cosmos — arguably the most successful second-division team of the modern era, dominating the NASL from 2013 to 2017 — with a sort of begrudging respect, a lucrative Goliath that forcibly cast every opponent as that match’s David.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 10 July 2025
As Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie took on the role of hapless underdog against the heavy favorite Carlos Alcaraz on Centre Court on Tuesday, another David and Goliath battle was taking place in the High Court.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
David meets Goliath on digital steroids Spynn’s competition reads like a who’s who of PR aristocracy, with their century-old pedigree and admiration from Fortune 500 companies.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
Proponents of the nation’s lower-division terrain also speak of the Cosmos — arguably the most successful second-division team of the modern era, dominating the NASL from 2013 to 2017 — with a sort of begrudging respect, a lucrative Goliath that forcibly cast every opponent as that match’s David.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 10 July 2025
As Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie took on the role of hapless underdog against the heavy favorite Carlos Alcaraz on Centre Court on Tuesday, another David and Goliath battle was taking place in the High Court.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Goliath
Noun
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That, along with the currents and topography of the area, provides a plethora of small fish, which in turn draws a variety of whale species, including minke, fin, humpback, and even beluga whales.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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While critics have voiced concern about the ability of whales to skew markets, prediction markets are built in such a way that, when prices give a distorted view of reality, betting the other way proves profitable.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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That is, with Venus and earth-like planets at habitable distances from their stars as well as gas giants orbiting at Jupiter-like distances (which in our solar system’s case is 5 astronomical units), or five times the average distance between the Earth and sun.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Oil giant ConocoPhillips alone holds more than half of the creditors’ claims—the Chavez regime seized its oil assets in 2007.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Warren returned, had a monster season and was drafted 14th overall in April by the Colts.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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When the behavior is incorrect, words can ignite something terrible in someone else and that monster can just grow and grow.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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That group of herbivores were among the first dinosaurs to be discovered and studied, according to the paper.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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These animals were among the fastest runners in the dinosaur world, Darius Nau of the University of Bonn said in the release.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 22,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Colossal's de-extinction projects now span dodos, dire wolves, mammoths, and moas.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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These were places rich with prey like bison, camels, horses and even young mammoths.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Goliath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Goliath. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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