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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 With new partnerships signed with energy titans like SLB and Kairos Power, the push is clear. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026 Musk reframes the story of the tech titan as the 21st century reincarnation of the confidence man. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 Humm, New York City Yet another New York titan is splashing a new spot on the Big Apple scene this fall. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026 The potential scale of what it has been granted could make the company one of the biggest oil titans in the world. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 3 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
  • The South Korean tech giant recently upgraded its Smart Switch feature, allowing iPhone users to transfer data to a Galaxy device wirelessly by simply scanning a QR code, without installing the Smart Switch app on their iPhone.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Microsoft and the teachers' unions announced an agreement Wednesday, banning the technology giant from tracking city students.
    — John Dias, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • Each summer, thousands of beluga whales migrate to the mouth of the Churchill River, to feed on small fish and nurse their young.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
  • And acting together, cells are collectively intelligent, ultimately building complex final forms—whether that be a flower, a whale, or even you.
    — Matthew Hutson, Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of whale
Noun
  • Similarly, Zo — seen recently as the monster hunter in Na Hong-jin’s delirious sci-fi action epic, Hope — stays for most of the running time just the right side of smug entitlement.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Having created this monster, Hansen now has to feed it; going up against Lost, To Catch a Predator needs to best itself every week.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • The feathers were partially adapted for diving, yet retained primitive, fuzzy down typical of non-avian dinosaurs.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The feather dates back to the late Cretaceous, right before the great extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs and a large swath of other species.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of dinosaur
Noun
  • 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
  • The site preserves the remains of Columbian mammoths and offers a look at Ice Age life in Texas.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 Aug. 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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