1
capitalized
: any of a family of giants in Greek mythology born of Uranus and Gaea and ruling the earth until overthrown by the Olympian gods
2
: one that is gigantic in size or power : one that stands out for greatness of achievement
Synonyms
Examples of titan in a Sentence
Noun
this newest ocean liner is a true titan of the sea
Recent Examples on the Web
Alex Williams, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
World’s richest man Bernard Arnault, CEO of luxury conglomerate LVMH, just keeps adding his children to the company board, harkening back to the moves of media titan Logan Roy in HBO’s sensation Succession.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
Part of this excitement has been the promise of a star restaurant line-up of all first-to-market concepts by the hospitality titans David Grutman and Hakkasan Group founder Alan Yao.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
From politicians to business titans to cultural leaders, the most powerful forces in Paris are aligning to make the three weeks of the Games a showcase for the modernity of France.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
This time around, Blazy looked to another titan: Le Corbusier.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
Prologis, a real estate titan based in San Francisco, bought Duke Realty in 2022 through a $23 billion deal.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
One entertainment titan ended up eking out a small profit for its streaming unit, while two others narrowed their losses in their divisions with their core streaming businesses, with one of those promising to start turning black ink this year.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
But these isolated incidents also speak to his regal aura and his killer style instincts that have carried him across decades as a fashionable titan within the R&B canon.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
Noun
Bob Heil’s career as a groundbreaking sound engineer who brought thunder and rich sonic coloring to tours by rock titans like the Grateful Dead and the Who began behind a pipe organ in a 1920s movie palace.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
World’s richest man Bernard Arnault, CEO of luxury conglomerate LVMH, just keeps adding his children to the company board, harkening back to the moves of media titan Logan Roy in HBO’s sensation Succession.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
Part of this excitement has been the promise of a star restaurant line-up of all first-to-market concepts by the hospitality titans David Grutman and Hakkasan Group founder Alan Yao.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
From politicians to business titans to cultural leaders, the most powerful forces in Paris are aligning to make the three weeks of the Games a showcase for the modernity of France.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
This time around, Blazy looked to another titan: Le Corbusier.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
Prologis, a real estate titan based in San Francisco, bought Duke Realty in 2022 through a $23 billion deal.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
One entertainment titan ended up eking out a small profit for its streaming unit, while two others narrowed their losses in their divisions with their core streaming businesses, with one of those promising to start turning black ink this year.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
But these isolated incidents also speak to his regal aura and his killer style instincts that have carried him across decades as a fashionable titan within the R&B canon.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
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titan
noun
ti·tan
ˈtīt-ᵊn 
1
capitalized
: one of a family of giants overthrown by the gods of ancient Greece
2
: one of gigantic size, power, or achievement
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