as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders
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as in gigantic
unusually large
the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old
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Recent Examples of giant
Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Also reporting on earnings Tuesday was French luxury giant Kering.
—Hugh Leask,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
According to applicance giant Whirlpool, dishwasher detergent is made to interact with food particles.
—Jessica Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The spectral data provided by the JWST revealed hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere of HR 8799 c, one of the system's inner giants, providing strong evidence that the planet formed by first assembling a solid core before rapidly accreting gas.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Also reporting on earnings Tuesday was French luxury giant Kering.
—Hugh Leask,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Stock tanks, also called cattle troughs, are essentially giant metal water bowls for livestock.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
According to applicance giant Whirlpool, dishwasher detergent is made to interact with food particles.
—Jessica Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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But that is where a team with arguably the most forward-facing executive in the NBA, if not in all of sports, had to be forward facing, with a media session with the same type of clarity as all those times after landing, for lack of better phrasing, a whale.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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The whales are selling up, according to Jefferies analyst Andrew Moss.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Inside, explore your senses with gigantic mirrors and specialized lights.—
Elena Donovan Mauer,
Parents,
8 Feb. 2026
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Behind the credit card, ubiquitous in American economic life now for decades, stand a very few gigantic financial institutions that exert nearly unlimited power over how much consumers and businesses pay for the use of a small piece of plastic.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The data can’t foresee recessions or pandemics—or the arrival of a technology that might do to the workforce what an asteroid did to the dinosaurs.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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People from around the world visit to see dinosaur tracks from 113 million years ago in the bed of the Paluxy River or to enjoy other recreational activities, such as fishing, biking and swimming.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And also there’s a huge music staff with a lot of know-how and really, really deep knowledge and contacts and relationships in that space.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Caudle told The Associated Press in a recent interview that his vision is to deploy smaller, newer ships when possible instead of consistently turning to huge aircraft carriers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Clues in the snow led to the arrests of two suspects in a business break-in during last weekend’s monster storm in the Charlotte region and rest of the state, Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said in a social media post.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Feb. 2026
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The 6-8 Mendoza was a monster on Friday, scoring 21 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and blocking six shots.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Wall Street wants to see evidence that these enormous expenditures will result in actual profits.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Republican leaders must stay closely aligned with Trump, of course, while Schumer and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are under enormous pressure to resist the president.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Unlike many slow-moving urban mammoths, this could be a model for how to integrate local desires with capitalist imperatives to deliver your friendly neighborhood megaproject.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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Savvy ancestors As mammoths and elephants were rare in prehistoric England, the discovery highlights the advanced cognitive skills of early humans.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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But Greater Miami is vast, and its different neighborhoods all have their own vibe and appeal.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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In fact, knowing that this is only a sample of how women are leading the efforts highlights just how immense and vast their contributions are.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Giant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giant. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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