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
This clash of could-be titans proved to be too evenly matched for much action.
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Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Prior to joining Nutanix, Sam held senior leadership roles at several industry titans, including Broadcom, VMware, Cisco Systems, Palo Alto Networks, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and Illumio.
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Sam Rastogi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The Television Academy has announced the recipients of the 28th Hall of Fame class, tapping seven TV titans whose work spans documentary, animation, journalism, comedy and the executive suite.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 June 2026
Though his native soil was far from either locales, he was ultimately welcomed by and worked with titans such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Son House and Mississippi John Hurt.
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Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Even titans like four-time World Cup winner Italy failed to qualify this year.
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Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Film industry titans like Polaroid and Kodak had shrunk dramatically from their heyday, becoming shells of their former selves.
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Rotem Rozental,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
Silicon Valley titans were preparing to spend heavily to defeat them.
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Hannah Knowles,
Washington Post,
26 June 2026
After projects like The Audacity, Mountainhead, The Dropout, and Aaron Sorkin’s forthcoming The Social Reckoning, Artificial feels like the sort of film that aligns with Hollywood’s recent fixation on stories about tech titans.
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Charles Pulliam-Moore,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Prior to joining Nutanix, Sam held senior leadership roles at several industry titans, including Broadcom, VMware, Cisco Systems, Palo Alto Networks, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and Illumio.
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Sam Rastogi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The Television Academy has announced the recipients of the 28th Hall of Fame class, tapping seven TV titans whose work spans documentary, animation, journalism, comedy and the executive suite.
—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 June 2026
Though his native soil was far from either locales, he was ultimately welcomed by and worked with titans such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Son House and Mississippi John Hurt.
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Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Even titans like four-time World Cup winner Italy failed to qualify this year.
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Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Film industry titans like Polaroid and Kodak had shrunk dramatically from their heyday, becoming shells of their former selves.
—
Rotem Rozental,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
Silicon Valley titans were preparing to spend heavily to defeat them.
—
Hannah Knowles,
Washington Post,
26 June 2026
After projects like The Audacity, Mountainhead, The Dropout, and Aaron Sorkin’s forthcoming The Social Reckoning, Artificial feels like the sort of film that aligns with Hollywood’s recent fixation on stories about tech titans.
—
Charles Pulliam-Moore,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titans
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The fine is one of three antitrust penalties totaling more than $8 billion that the European Commission slapped on Google between 2017 and 2019, putting the 27-nation bloc at the forefront of the global push to rein in tech giants.
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There are also pieces by Rufino Tamayo, Diego Rivera, and other giants of Mexican modernism.
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The same week of sky that delivers the aurora is also delivering polar bears on the tundra and beluga whales in the estuary.
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This year, the company began offering sailboat trips for between five and 10 people to observe the whales.
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Experts are invited to experience an amusement park built around cloned dinosaurs.
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This image provided by the Natural History Museum shows a fossil found in Antarctica that belongs to a group of dinosaurs called titanosaurs.
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When the monsters reveal an evil agenda that goes beyond becoming movie stars, the Minions are forced to battle them to save the world.
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In this end-of-the-world scenario, Jack thrives on junk food and video games while gathering a squad of classmates to fight of zombies and monsters.
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