as in giants
something that is unusually large and powerful
this newest ocean liner is a true titan of the sea
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Recent Examples of titans
The individuals around the table are titans—CEOs, surgeons, partners at major law firms.
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Benjamin D. Summers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Bolden also thanked his husband, Adair Curtis, and the titans Phylis Hyman, Nina Simone, and James Baldwin.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Think Family Guy, but aimed at Silicon Valley titans like Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The Patek Philippe Nautilus, Richard Mille RM, Rolex GMT-Master II, and Rolex Daytona are unquestionably titans in the vast pantheon of contemporary horology, with a fervent and international following.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
However, if the number of supermassive black holes was low at Cosmic Dawn, researchers theorize that these cosmic titans formed only in special circumstances, possibly from the direct collapse of vast clouds of gas and dust.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Alphabet, Meta and the other titans of tech insist the good times could end at any time, because new technologies could upend their business models.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
That's due to titans like Superman and A Minecraft Movie staying profitable during their long theatrical runs, but knocking each other out in a crowded spring season, compared to Weapons' fallow late summer slate.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
This arrogance is not just limited to tech titans.
—Christian Josi, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Benjamin D. Summers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Bolden also thanked his husband, Adair Curtis, and the titans Phylis Hyman, Nina Simone, and James Baldwin.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Think Family Guy, but aimed at Silicon Valley titans like Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The Patek Philippe Nautilus, Richard Mille RM, Rolex GMT-Master II, and Rolex Daytona are unquestionably titans in the vast pantheon of contemporary horology, with a fervent and international following.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
However, if the number of supermassive black holes was low at Cosmic Dawn, researchers theorize that these cosmic titans formed only in special circumstances, possibly from the direct collapse of vast clouds of gas and dust.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Alphabet, Meta and the other titans of tech insist the good times could end at any time, because new technologies could upend their business models.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
That's due to titans like Superman and A Minecraft Movie staying profitable during their long theatrical runs, but knocking each other out in a crowded spring season, compared to Weapons' fallow late summer slate.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
This arrogance is not just limited to tech titans.
—Christian Josi, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titans
Noun
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Its shares fell more than 2% Wednesday after the Financial Times, citing sources, said China has ordered local tech giants to stop tests and orders of the Nvidia RTX Pro 6000D chip.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk were among those targeted, along with telehealth company Hims & Hers, whose stock fell nearly 6% Tuesday.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While critics have voiced concern about the ability of whales to skew markets, prediction markets are built in such a way that, when prices give a distorted view of reality, betting the other way proves profitable.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Essentially, the whales started a fad of playing with boat rudders.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Overall, the collected plant evidence shows that the area was humid and forested when the dinosaurs roamed.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Researchers have debated for decades how these dinosaurs used their signature dome.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This quiz invites you to explore the darker corners of sci-fi literature, where monsters lurk not just in shadows, but in laboratories, alien worlds and post-apocalyptic wastelands.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Watch out for monsters under the bed.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Titans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titans. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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