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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
Back in the twentieth century, when this corporate leviathan reigned supreme, size was a proxy for power. — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Navigating the Long Tau river requires these deep-sea leviathans to turn on a dime, making for some spectacular viewing. — Loz Blain may 14, New Atlas, 14 May 2026 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 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
  • Take the account of a giant, gentle whale shark gliding through the blue waters off the Southern California coast.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Capital financial services giant project includes a $60 million investment by 2031, and pledges to hire hundreds of workers with minimum average pay of $194,000.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • The leading hypothesis is that the whale calves are suffering infections from marine bacteria that can enter their bodies through injuries inflicted by kelp gulls, Uhart said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The set moves in and out, another set rolls over, and another is on a gimbal that sways as the whale moves.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of whale
Adjective
  • Think again of a gigantic system of pipes, each of which is open or closed with a certain probability.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Find an old Porsche, Jaguar or Mini, rip everything out, throw in a gigantic modern engine, carbon-fiber bodywork and enough computing power to launch a satellite, then ask half a million dollars for it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of gigantic
Noun
  • They’re rooted in a time and place that feels all too real, and this allows the monsters to parade their primitive might in a way that means something.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • At this point in TV history, audiences had grown jaded by the monster-of-the-week style that every show used and abused, wanting more depth to their programming.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of monster
Adjective
  • For some of the wealthiest families in the United States, their vast fortunes have been cultivated over decades as their businesses are passed from one generation to the next.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
  • While JPMorgan faces a vast and onerous regulatory burden—a legacy of all the financial crises caused by bank failures—BlackRock is still relatively lightly regulated.
    — Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of vast
Noun
  • Abrams has also led dinosaur digs for 16 years and prepared hundreds of fossils.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Gonzo invites questions Two of the three biologists ended up putting Gonzo on the branch that produced theropod dinosaurs and birds, but by different routes.
    — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of dinosaur
Adjective
  • The sensational international rescue of the famously sentient creatures, replete with colossal cargo planes, huge crates and Shedd staffers working in the dead of night to transport and care for the whales, must have looked made for social media.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • From the tiny unit of matter—the atom, invisible to the eye—comes an explosion of colossal proportions.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of colossal
Noun
  • In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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