as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful
Leonardo da Vinci remains a colossus in the history of art
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Recent Examples of colossus
Eight years ago, the Park Avenue colossus abruptly closed for renovations.
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Ben Ryder Howe, airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
Gone is the cosy globalised world of Bill Clinton and even George W Bush, where America was a benevolent colossus, keeping the peace, spurring prosperity, and putting out financial fires.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Bezos founded e-commerce colossus Amazon out of his Seattle garage in 1994.
—Connor Greene, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The deal would have combined the nation’s largest and second-largest traditional grocery chains into a colossus and extended a lifeline to Albertsons.
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ben Ryder Howe, airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
Gone is the cosy globalised world of Bill Clinton and even George W Bush, where America was a benevolent colossus, keeping the peace, spurring prosperity, and putting out financial fires.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Bezos founded e-commerce colossus Amazon out of his Seattle garage in 1994.
—Connor Greene, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The deal would have combined the nation’s largest and second-largest traditional grocery chains into a colossus and extended a lifeline to Albertsons.
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colossus
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Surely, organizers figured that Lionel Messi and his high-profile teammates would fill seats so close to home, but Al Ahly, while an Egyptian power, is not as big a draw as the Latin American and European giants in the tournament.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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The soda giant sources aluminum for its cans from Canada, Quincey said on a February company earnings call.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
5 June 2025
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Sightings of dead whales should be reported to the Academy's department of Ornithology and Mammalogy.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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The establishment of the Orcas, whose team colors are distinctly light green but also has black, white and orange to reflect the natural colors of the orca whale, has been a welcome start to igniting cricket in the area.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Aptly credited, The Stranger (Brian Villalobos) is only part of that problem and not the centerpiece practical effects portion of this film that monster fans should look forward to.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 June 2025
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These are no longer simple monster features with slight tints of horror.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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Covert operations expert Zora Bennett (Johansson) attempts to secure the genetic material from the dinosaurs but ends up stranded with a civilian family on an island that holds a secret being kept from humanity for decades.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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Importantly, their findings not only confirm that these dinosaurs were indeed herbivores, but also offer unprecedented detail into the feeding habits of these giants.—
Bronwyn Thompson,
New Atlas,
11 June 2025
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In March 2025, Colossal unveiled its woolly mouse, engineered to carry genes for the mammoth's characteristic thick, golden coat and accelerated fat metabolism.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The top of the mammoth's head in the logo turns into mountains, making this a unique design with major ties to the community.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Trump since coming to office has punished certain firms for their past clients or causes, stripping them of security clearances and government contracts, while trumpeting deals with others, including titans like Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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Trump might intimidate tech titans to toe the line and use government power to try to bend institutions like Harvard University and judges, but some world leaders are harder to bully.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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“Colossus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colossus. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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