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something that is unusually large and powerful
the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders
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Recent Examples of giants
Meta was one of the major Big Tech firms that went big on open-sourcing with its Llama model in early 2023, though most US giants have largely eschewed that approach in order to protect their intellectual property.
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John Liu, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Tech giants have repeatedly relied on Section 230, a federal law that shields them from liability over content that their users post, as a defense against safety claims.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Our bill would be a monumental step towards ending the stranglehold that corporate giants have on our broken health care system.
—Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Tech giants like Amazon and Meta are overhauling their performance review systems, and experts say the changes could signal even more layoffs or firings ahead.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
The country’s tech giants, including Alibaba, Baidu, and ByteDance, plan to release the newest versions of their flagship AI models around the Lunar New Year holiday, and are spending big to attract users, offering milk tea vouchers, cash handouts, and even robots.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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
The same story played out in music, where AI tools lowered barriers to entry but platform economics still favored a few giants.
—Aisha Alves, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2026
There’s a growing sense that repeated EU efforts to rein in tech giants such as Google with blockbuster antitrust fines and sweeping digital rule books haven’t done much to curb their dominance.
—Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
John Liu, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Tech giants have repeatedly relied on Section 230, a federal law that shields them from liability over content that their users post, as a defense against safety claims.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Our bill would be a monumental step towards ending the stranglehold that corporate giants have on our broken health care system.
—Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Tech giants like Amazon and Meta are overhauling their performance review systems, and experts say the changes could signal even more layoffs or firings ahead.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
The country’s tech giants, including Alibaba, Baidu, and ByteDance, plan to release the newest versions of their flagship AI models around the Lunar New Year holiday, and are spending big to attract users, offering milk tea vouchers, cash handouts, and even robots.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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
The same story played out in music, where AI tools lowered barriers to entry but platform economics still favored a few giants.
—Aisha Alves, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2026
There’s a growing sense that repeated EU efforts to rein in tech giants such as Google with blockbuster antitrust fines and sweeping digital rule books haven’t done much to curb their dominance.
—Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giants
Noun
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The whales are selling up, according to Jefferies analyst Andrew Moss.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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With the storm and dead whales came polar bears.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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Tree ferns, survivors from the age of the dinosaurs, towered above.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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From tiny proto‑dinosaurs like Marasuchus to giants like Plateosaurus and Mamenchisaurus, 'The Dinosaurs' runs the gamut, illustrating how dinosaurs evolved across millennia in response to a volatile world.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Monster High centers around a fictional high school attended by the teenage children of famous monsters and has expanded into various forms of media thus far.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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Original characters will return to fight new monsters and solve a paranormal mystery.—
Marina Johnson,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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Steyer’s campaign criticized the wave of tech figures flocking to Mahan, saying business titans don’t spend their money without expecting something in return.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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While signs bearing the names of Greece — which always leads the procession as the birthplace of the Olympics — Albania, Andorra, Saudi Arabia and Argentina were carried into the home of Serie A soccer titans AC Milan and Inter Milan, there were no athletes from those places around.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
6 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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Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed the species at the top of the food chain, alongside apex predators like lions – feasting on big animals such as mammoths or bison.—
Jay Kakade
December 31,
New Atlas,
31 Dec. 2025
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Last month, Google and Apple joined forces to announce the two behemoths will use Google’s AI to power up Apple’s Siri and other AI services.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Among those on deck to deliver results next week are health care behemoths Eli Lilly , Merck and Pfizer .—
Davis Giangiulio,Christopher Hayes,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 308-pound calf was the first elephant born at the zoo in almost 25 years and only the third elephant birth in the zoo’s 136-year history.—
Michael E. Ruane,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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Zimbabwe’s biggest national park also houses large elephant populations and more than 400 bird species.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Giants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giants. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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