Goliath
noun
Go·li·ath
gə-ˈlī-əth 
1
: a Philistine champion who in I Samuel 17 is killed by David
2
: giant
Examples of Goliath in a Sentence
the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath
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Little coincidence that severed heads became a frequently recurring motif in his paintings—some, as in David With the Head of Goliath, bearing his own tortured visage.
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Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Why this is important for your business: Taking on Intuit in the small business accounting space is really a David vs. Goliath challenge.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
For some, the fight between Los Angeles residents and the federal government is akin to David and Goliath.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Up against the third-best team from Morocco last season, Wydad AC, and United Arab Emirates’ fifth-strongest force for the same campaign, Al Ain, there are plenty of Davids for Goliath fans to wish ill upon.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Why this is important for your business: Taking on Intuit in the small business accounting space is really a David vs. Goliath challenge.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
For some, the fight between Los Angeles residents and the federal government is akin to David and Goliath.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Up against the third-best team from Morocco last season, Wydad AC, and United Arab Emirates’ fifth-strongest force for the same campaign, Al Ain, there are plenty of Davids for Goliath fans to wish ill upon.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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“Goliath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Goliath. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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