titanic
adjective
ti·tan·ic
tī-ˈta-nik 
also tə-
: having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
a titanic struggle
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Before becoming the name of the most famous ship in history, titanic referred to the Titans, a family of giants in Greek mythology who were believed to have once ruled the earth. They were subsequently overpowered and replaced by the younger Olympian gods under the leadership of Zeus. The size and power of the Titans is memorialized in the adjective titanic and in the noun titanium, a chemical element of exceptional strength that is used in the production of steel.
Examples of titanic in a Sentence
They put up a titanic struggle.
The batter hit a titanic home run.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
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—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
Fury’s latest defeat to Usyk set up the possibility of a titanic all-British clash with Anthony Joshua, a fight which has been talked about for years.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
In an amazing feat of precision aeronautical engineering, the colossal booster dispatched on the Starship’s fifth flight test returned to the Starbase launch tower and hovered in mid-air as twin titanic arms grasped the rocket.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Sources say that Lindo will play Dever’s boss at Monarch, the shady scientific organization that sometimes helps, sometimes hunts the titanic creatures.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Titanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titanic. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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titanic
adjective
ti·tan·ic
tī-ˈtan-ik
: enormous in size, force, or power
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