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
The K-pop titans returned March 20 with a free concert in Seoul, South Korea, after a four-year hiatus so the group members could complete mandatory military service and focus on solo projects.
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
The film features Roher, who won an Oscar for his 2022 doc about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, interviewing AI titans like Altman, Anthropic’s Daniela and Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 27 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
As history has proved, titans of industry often share a regrettable tendency to make a lot of money from leveraging enthusiasm and then leaving others to clean up the mess when the markets implode.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
And as of yesterday, such claims constituted a winning argument against social media titans.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Bruce Springsteen was speaking truth to power when the titans of industry were caving and sniveling.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
One of the most successful gambling titans on the planet has, for the first time, confirmed his participation in the 2023 Texas Lottery payout for a $95 million draw.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
With all that noted for context, here’s a closer look at the bottom line of the film businesses of Hollywood titans during the calendar year 2025.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Thomas Smith, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
The film features Roher, who won an Oscar for his 2022 doc about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, interviewing AI titans like Altman, Anthropic’s Daniela and Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 27 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
As history has proved, titans of industry often share a regrettable tendency to make a lot of money from leveraging enthusiasm and then leaving others to clean up the mess when the markets implode.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
And as of yesterday, such claims constituted a winning argument against social media titans.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Bruce Springsteen was speaking truth to power when the titans of industry were caving and sniveling.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
One of the most successful gambling titans on the planet has, for the first time, confirmed his participation in the 2023 Texas Lottery payout for a $95 million draw.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
With all that noted for context, here’s a closer look at the bottom line of the film businesses of Hollywood titans during the calendar year 2025.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titans
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By 1963, several other oil companies had entered the scene, including American giants Mobil Oil, Texaco, American Petroleum, and Chevron, as well as ELF from France, and Italy’s Agip Oil.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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That head-to-head rivalry between the two giants was the engine of the near-threefold increase.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Sei whales are endangered and are common in the Southeast's waters.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Humpback whales aren't native to the Baltic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Anne Hathaway versus cosmic dinosaurs?—
William Earl,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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The cardboard castle continued to prompt lessons, as children brought toy dragons to live inside it, then discussed taking pets to a veterinarian and then pivoted to dinosaurs.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Sophisticated research using drones and radar is the smart way to study these monsters – seeing them from the inside is definitely not.—
Perry Samson,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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The start of the conflict revealed that one tool the Israelis used to target the Ayatollah and his top crew of thieving monsters was their extended hack of the traffic cameras outside his Tehran compound.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Titans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titans. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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