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adjective

Definition of leviathannext
as in giant
unusually large the Titanic was a leviathan ship by the standards of the time

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leviathan

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noun

li-ˈvī-ə-thən How to pronounce leviathan (audio)
as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful a leviathan of the seas, that cruise ship is said to be the largest passenger vessel afloat

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Recent Examples of leviathan
Noun
The biggest drag on European innovation and tech is a lack of domestic funding, not regulation, and the new rules are more likely to hurt tech leviathans whose size and network effects contribute to their addictive quality. — Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026 If data centers are resource-sucking, burning-hot leviathans, then Northern Virginia should be a hellscape. — Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026 Other artists, including Bruce Springsteen, have tussled with the concert leviathan. — Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026 And then there are the whales—Bitcoin’s own leviathans. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for leviathan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leviathan
  1. giant
  2. whale
  3. gigantic
  4. monster
  5. vast
  6. dinosaur
  7. colossal
  8. mammoth
Adjective
  • Consequently, the giant planets can push them even closer to the sun or kick them out of the solar system entirely.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Unfortunately, the fantasy is interrupted by a giant monolith of a middling luxury condo building looming outside.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • Each summer, thousands of beluga whales migrate to the mouth of the Churchill River, to feed on small fish and nurse their young.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
  • And acting together, cells are collectively intelligent, ultimately building complex final forms—whether that be a flower, a whale, or even you.
    — Matthew Hutson, Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of whale
Adjective
  • The gigantic sinkhole, which formed in the driveway of the Malibu, California, home, is estimated to be up to 30 feet deep, 30 feet wide and 60 feet long, according to a proclamation of a local emergency issued by the City of Malibu.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The 6-foot-6, 238-pounder is basically a gigantic receiver who isn’t afraid to put his hand in the dirt and block.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of gigantic
Noun
  • Similarly, Zo — seen recently as the monster hunter in Na Hong-jin’s delirious sci-fi action epic, Hope — stays for most of the running time just the right side of smug entitlement.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Having created this monster, Hansen now has to feed it; going up against Lost, To Catch a Predator needs to best itself every week.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of monster
Adjective
  • Yet no matter how much conviction Duren might have in his case, there’s a very simple reason the vast majority of players avoid taking the qualifying-offer route.
    — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The billionaire chairman and CEO of WorldQuant has been a pioneer in applying AI and other technologies to vast collections of data, looking to build predictive models from historical information.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of vast
Noun
  • The broken rib indicates that Scotty likely succumbed to injuries sustained during a dinosaur brawl.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The ride started in the prehistoric era, and showcased animatronic dinosaurs, then went through various scenes of how humans have used energy throughout history.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of dinosaur
Adjective
  • In the colossal yet claustrophobic world that Khrzhanovsky has created (or recreated), Russians are stuck between a rock and a hard place, between the hammer and the sickle.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Trump to get access to that colossal wealth and Musk to avoid government investigations into his enterprises and to maintain access to the federal piggybank and untold troves of data.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of colossal
Noun
  • See fossils of the 14-foot, 20,000-pound mammoths that used to roam around Texas.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The site preserves the remains of Columbian mammoths and offers a look at Ice Age life in Texas.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
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