as in giant
unusually large
the Titanic was a leviathan ship by the standards of the time
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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
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Nov. 2025
The industry’s first millennial mogul wants to change the DNA of Hollywood while building a new type of entertainment leviathan out of the husk of a once-legendary film and television studio.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
But Maiolino and his colleagues described a solitary leviathan with no parent galaxy in sight.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
The left corner of the square, meanwhile, is the head of Andromeda, who, according to legend, Perseus was saving from the leviathan Cetus (also called the Whale).
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Some leviathan with a glowing yellow eye from beneath the ocean's depths saved the half-orc from certain death in the middle of the sea and bestowed on him magical powers.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Nov. 2025
The industry’s first millennial mogul wants to change the DNA of Hollywood while building a new type of entertainment leviathan out of the husk of a once-legendary film and television studio.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
But Maiolino and his colleagues described a solitary leviathan with no parent galaxy in sight.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
The left corner of the square, meanwhile, is the head of Andromeda, who, according to legend, Perseus was saving from the leviathan Cetus (also called the Whale).
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leviathan
Adjective
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But what really counts is the mountain snowpack, which serves as a giant natural reservoir that supplies at least 70% of the Colorado River’s water each year.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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The impending move comes after the giant rocket, which was first rolled to the launch pad in mid-January, has been back in NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building since the end of February as engineers made repairs.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Almost akin to a fire drill at school, when a whale appeared, the village would leap into action.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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On the Dominica trip, a scientist studying sperm-whale communication quickly became the yacht’s most popular guest.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There’s a kind of set (a gigantic Claes Oldenburg-style folding table and chairs), which is appropriate, since everything about Jacobs’ designs for this show is…big.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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When Sami woke up from his nap no the cozy, oversized leather recliner, an old black-and-white Egyptian film was playing on the gigantic TV screen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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Adebayo had a monster first half with 20 points (9 for 14 shooting) and 13 boards against a team that leads the league in rebounding.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Adapted from a Japanese novel, the unusual story revolves around a spirit responsible for guiding transient souls to their next reincarnation, who embarks on a perilous mission with a young girl to prevent her being overwhelmed by her anger and transforming into a monster.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
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The vast majority of employees at TSA are considered essential, and roughly 50,000 continue to work without pay during the funding lapse.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Its owners, Eric Finkelstein and Matt Ross, are sandwich freaks in the best possible way; on the shop’s vast menu, not a single sandwich is a dud.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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The arm measurement spawned numerous online jokes, comparing Bain’s arms to those of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a dinosaur with short arms.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Presence of stones Classified as a thescelosaurid, this bipedal dinosaur was part of a lineage found across East Asia and North America, potentially characterized by a fuzzy exterior.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Brecher's image reveals the 30-light-year-wide emission nebula NGC 2359, whose bubble-like form was sculpted by the stellar wind blasting out from the colossal Wolf-Rayet star at its heart.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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That would be a mistake of — of colossal proportions.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
22 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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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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“Leviathan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leviathan. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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