as in whales
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 leviathans
Navigating the Long Tau river requires these deep-sea leviathans to turn on a dime, making for some spectacular viewing.
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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
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, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
If data centers are resource-sucking, burning-hot leviathans, then Northern Virginia should be a hellscape.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
And then there are the whales—Bitcoin’s own leviathans.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
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
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, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
If data centers are resource-sucking, burning-hot leviathans, then Northern Virginia should be a hellscape.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
And then there are the whales—Bitcoin’s own leviathans.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leviathans
Noun
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Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network is a nonprofit focused on protecting marine mammals, including dolphins, whales and seals in South Carolina waters.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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There are whales and cacti; birds and deep-sea fish, or fruit and flowers bursting from the same stalk.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Within weeks of being sworn in to helm the FHFA, which oversees the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Pulte shattered norms by quickly jettisoning executives and policies.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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The timing of the rule changes is auspicious for the tech giants.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Some are composites assembled from multiple dinosaurs or replica bones to create the illusion of a more complete skeleton.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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Kank australis belongs to the unenlagiids, a family of small-to-medium theropod dinosaurs discovered across Late Cretaceous deposits in South America, Antarctica, Australia, and Madagascar.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Some fans believe that the Backrooms is best left empty, viewing monsters as a cheap distraction from the existential horror of an infinite office space.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Yet, the slender fangjaw proves that the creatures that look like monsters might actually hold the blueprints for our future.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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In another era, Pratt would have been a welcome edition to the roster of bombastic Southern California preachers a la Aimee Semple McPherson, Chuck Smith and Gene Scott, as well as radio titans such as George Putnam and John Kobylt.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The plaintiff investors are not Wall Street titans.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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“Leviathans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leviathans. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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