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.
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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.
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Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
If data centers are resource-sucking, burning-hot leviathans, then Northern Virginia should be a hellscape.
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Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
And then there are the whales—Bitcoin’s own leviathans.
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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
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Options for activities include paddleboarding and chasing Arctic swells in the fjords, sailing through sea cliffs and the uninhabited Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, and spotting whales, seals, Arctic foxes, and more wildlife.
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Wall Street whales can’t jump into our profitable CEF pond.
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The fine is one of three antitrust penalties totaling more than $8 billion that the European Commission slapped on Google between 2017 and 2019, putting the 27-nation bloc at the forefront of the global push to rein in tech giants.
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There are also pieces by Rufino Tamayo, Diego Rivera, and other giants of Mexican modernism.
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Experts are invited to experience an amusement park built around cloned dinosaurs.
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This image provided by the Natural History Museum shows a fossil found in Antarctica that belongs to a group of dinosaurs called titanosaurs.
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When the monsters reveal an evil agenda that goes beyond becoming movie stars, the Minions are forced to battle them to save the world.
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In this end-of-the-world scenario, Jack thrives on junk food and video games while gathering a squad of classmates to fight of zombies and monsters.
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This combines two titans of the industry.
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Silicon Valley titans were preparing to spend heavily to defeat them.
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“Leviathans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leviathans. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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