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 club has had a remarkable turnaround since, securing league promotions, bringing in blue chip sponsors, and making the entertainment titans the toast of the town (population of about 45,000).
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
The building was sold by an affiliate of South Bay Development and is one of several buildings that the real estate firm bought in December 2025 from tech titan Cisco Systems for an overall price of $63 million.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
However, some big Democratic fundraisers aren’t enthused, and Silicon Valley titans are putting up lots of money to oppose it.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
During America’s Gilded Age, the era’s industrial titans—steel, oil, and rail magnates—turned to Europe for inspiration for their home decor and architecture.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2026
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
The building was sold by an affiliate of South Bay Development and is one of several buildings that the real estate firm bought in December 2025 from tech titan Cisco Systems for an overall price of $63 million.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
However, some big Democratic fundraisers aren’t enthused, and Silicon Valley titans are putting up lots of money to oppose it.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
During America’s Gilded Age, the era’s industrial titans—steel, oil, and rail magnates—turned to Europe for inspiration for their home decor and architecture.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titan
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Those are just some examples of how Chinese startups and tech giants are rapidly expanding worldwide, one year after DeepSeek’s AI reasoning model shocked global investors.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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In addition to expanding its work with Visa, Bridge will participate in an ongoing pilot from the payments network giant that explores the feasibility of settling charges with stablecoins on blockchains, instead of traditional bank transfers.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The car was a 2012 Fiat 500, white like the whale, with a transmission that had developed the unfortunate habit of popping out of third gear.—
Mary Norris,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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Keep an eye out for orca whales from the outdoor deck.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Bride not looking like a monster and retaining her desirability after reanimation is common, but only sometimes interrogated.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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Whale, and later fellow directors Franc Rodman, Branagh and now Gyllenhaal, imagined what might have happened if Frankenstein had completed the female monster.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The genus Acanthochitona — the specific group to which feroxa belongs — developed about 92 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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There are several activities on the docket, including a slime bar, temporary tattoos, dinosaur excavation, bubble area, live doodle booth, mobile noble planetarium and more.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 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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Fans typically think of interior defensive linemen as the mammoths of the gridiron who dominate with size and strength.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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The deal, which forms a Hollywood colossus and remakes the media landscape, awaits regulatory approval.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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The past master of the universe is an economic colossus but, strategically, its civilization is an also-ran.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Titan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titan. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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