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 a life that nearly bookended the 20th century, modern dance titan Martha Graham had one eye on the ancients and another on the contemporary moment.
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Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
The titans of gaming are combining the block-stacking puzzle gameplay of Tetris with the alien invasion action of Space Invaders for an entirely new take on the storied franchises.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Presidents, movie stars, and titans of industry stayed at the hotel, and its glamour established Monterey as a premiere destination for the rich.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
There’s also been a wider variety of brands like Saucony and Salomon alongside the titans.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
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Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
The titans of gaming are combining the block-stacking puzzle gameplay of Tetris with the alien invasion action of Space Invaders for an entirely new take on the storied franchises.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Presidents, movie stars, and titans of industry stayed at the hotel, and its glamour established Monterey as a premiere destination for the rich.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
There’s also been a wider variety of brands like Saucony and Salomon alongside the titans.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titan
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The Financial Times reported Tuesday that Hegseth’s broker at banking giant Morgan Stanley contacted BlackRock in February about making a multimillion-dollar investment in its iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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And American tech giants like Amazon, OpenAI and Microsoft see the Gulf states’ abundant and cheap energy and vast land as key to their AI infrastructure buildouts.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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The whale was first spotted swimming in the Baltic on March 3, but reports of it being stranded surfaced last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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After the necropsy, the whale was buried on site, AMSEAS said.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Labubus, which look like monsters with big eyes, sharp teeth and fur, went viral in 2025, appearing on backpacks, purses and other bags all over social media.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Universal Studios Hollywood visitors will be cast as extras in a monster movie that goes off the rails when a villainous character known as The Phantom Director unleashes Universal Monsters such as Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolf Man during the park’s Universal Fan Fest Nights.—
Jeffrey Miller,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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As for which dinosaurs laid them, reporting suggests multiple species may be represented.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Free admission gets you dinosaur skeletons, the Hope Diamond and a live butterfly pavilion.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Fossils have also been found that indicate the islands were also once home to pygmy mammoths, which only reached 4 to 6 feet tall.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Surviving Earth explores the world 450M years ago featuring giant sea scorpions, mammoths and sabertooths.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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The state officials sued to block the union of the station groups, alleging the new colossus would violate antitrust rules and a federal law limiting broadcast station ownership.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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An American colossus bent on dominating the world (in baseball).—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Titan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titan. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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