titan

noun

ˈtī-tᵊn How to pronounce titan (audio)
Definition of titannext
as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful this newest ocean liner is a true titan of the sea

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Recent Examples of titan The list highlights the region’s growing pull for tech founders, hedge fund titans and real estate moguls. — Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 In the second week of the college football season, in a clash of titans, the University of Texas scored 21 unanswered points to surge past Ohio State in the fourth quarter and win, 24-23. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 One entered the pair of R&B titans into the Congressional Record, while another officially recognized Brown and Usher’s artistry in the state of Texas. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026 Everywhere millionaires don’t get the same attention as eccentric tech titans, finance executives, or famous entertainers. — Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for titan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titan
  1. giant
  2. whale
  3. monster
  4. dinosaur
  5. mammoth
  6. colossus
Noun
  • Despite those dynamics, the beverage giant posted net sales growth of 7% in the second quarter, as volume — a key measure of demand — rose 3% in North America.
    — Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There’s drinking, dancing, free pool, karaoke nights and late-night smash burgers all in one giant, eclectic space with 250 seats and a capacity of 600 guests.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • Bringing them to the aquarium to keep them alive likely causes great trauma to the whales after many years of being left alone.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In a first for marine mammals, veterinarians have used bacteria-killing viruses to treat a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) with a drug-resistant infection.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of whale
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
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
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
Definition of mammoth
Noun
  • Pontus Jansson, a colossus at that level, had been replaced by this tall but slight and inexperienced kid from Brighton & Hove Albion.
    — Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Ternus can’t simply bring the colossus that is Apple back to its hungry startup days, Milanesi said.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of colossus

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