titans

noun

plural of titan
as in giants
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 titans Daniels credits Carlyle’s connections with his being invited to Trump’s 2025 trip to the UAE and Qatar, alongside executives from Microsoft, Google, and other US corporate titans. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Anthony Hopkins has played villains and popes, presidents and dictators, titans of literature and comic book kings. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Material that isn't consumed by these feasting cosmic titans is channeled to the poles of the black holes, from where it is blasted out as plasma jets. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Anderson & Sheppard Classic Fit Linen Shirt With its natural shoulders and softer construction, Anderson & Sheppard as long stood as the more relaxed of the Savile Row titans. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026 In time, generations of directors and studio execs who came up revering trailblazing path set by 1970s New Hollywood titans like Coppola would come to fundamentally see the sequel in a different light as a result. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 The evidence for this clash of oceanic titans comes from sperm whale skin and stomach contents. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026 Mikhail Shishkin, one of the co-founders of the Dar Prize and chairs its jury, is undoubtedly one of the Russian language’s greatest living literary titans. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 But Tencent is facing a slew of competition in the AI space, from established titans like Alibaba to newer entrants like DeepSeek and Moonshot AI, the developer of the Kimi models. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titans
  1. giants
  2. whales
  3. dinosaurs
  4. monsters
Noun
  • At that point, the Spanish club was confident he would soon be snapped up by one of the game’s giants for mega money, so was happy to play the long game.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Tech giants like OpenAI, Google and Anthropic offer schools training sessions in how to use their AI tools.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of giants
Noun
  • More than 1,000 whales are typically killed each year, despite ongoing concerns over high levels of heavy metals in the meat.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • While transporting large mammals like whales, dolphins and polar bears by plane isn’t unheard of — SeaWorld has been doing it for decades, says Eric Otjen, vice president of zoological operations at the San Diego park.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of whales
Noun
  • Starting with the second film, The Lost World, a theme emerged in which dinosaurs were recast as victims who needed protecting from evil humans.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That shape could be consistent with tracks left by either theropods — a group that includes meat-eating dinosaurs — or ornithopods, which were bipedal herbivores.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of dinosaurs
Noun
  • About those monsters Green mentioned, each can features a comic book-style class movie monster.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The new toys feature combinations of Sanrio Hello Kitty characters and monsters from the Godzilla films.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of monsters

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