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 Once regarded as a potential challenger to industry titan Nike, Under Armour has stalled. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Intermediate-mass black holes are thought to sit between these two families of cosmic titans with masses between 100 and 100,000 times that of the sun. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026 While there have long been rumors of a team-up, a mutual respect has always remained between the pair of music titans. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026 They were joined by Broadway titans who’d return to accompany several routines later, including Aida’s Heather Headley, The Little Mermaid’s Michael James Scott, and Mary Poppins’ Kyra Belle Johnson. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 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
  • While Europe had industrial giants to be proud of, disruptors tended to be more successful in frontier technologies, according to Mettler.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • GuangYu doesn’t normally make engines although fellow Chinese manufacturing giant Geely does make a similar unit.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • In February last year, more than 150 whales beached off the coast of Tasmania, Australia – and all of them either died or were euthanized – in the first mass stranding of the animals in Tasmania in 50 years.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
  • It was rebroadcast around the country, and the exploding whale became a kind of mascot for Florence and a point of pride for many of its residents.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of whale
Noun
  • The monster romance is as old as Pasiphaë tricking the white bull into bedding her, but a spate of recent offerings, across film and literature, especially, have come to form something less like a genre and more like a drug.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The potential start of a monster buyback program in December is a promising catalyst.
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • The sheriff's office shared photos of the couple, who were wearing matching dinosaur costumes, in custody.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • According to the study, scientists have long recognized the connection between the diversification of plant-eating dinosaurs and the rise of flowering plants during this period.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 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
  • Up to five Zeros can be chained together into a 105,000-mAh colossus for extended outdoor adventures.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Across Europe, where the Paramount chief David Ellison has spent time courting support for his vision of building a Hollywood colossus, the mood is surprisingly upbeat.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of colossus

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