as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful
the newest SUV is a gas-guzzling behemoth that doesn't even fit in a standard parking space
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Recent Examples of behemoth
The tech behemoth is also developing Apple Intelligence, or an artificial intelligence system for its iPhones and Mac computer products.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
The media outlet obtained pictures of the uniformed officers on board the $500 million behemoth in the Caribbean.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Both arrived within the space of a few years, and had a behemoth of a long-running franchise in their sights — in Powers' case, the James Bond series.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
What, then can the U.N. behemoth offer industry sectors prizing efficiency and innovation?
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
The media outlet obtained pictures of the uniformed officers on board the $500 million behemoth in the Caribbean.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Both arrived within the space of a few years, and had a behemoth of a long-running franchise in their sights — in Powers' case, the James Bond series.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
What, then can the U.N. behemoth offer industry sectors prizing efficiency and innovation?
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoth
Noun
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The warehouse giant's sales rose 7.5% in its most recent quarter versus the year-earlier period, while net income jumped 13% from a year earlier.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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In another scenario, a mid-sized software client competing against giants like Amazon transformed its customer engagement strategy by solving a critical data integration challenge.—
Rajiv Shesh,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Campbells have been known to just sit on a terrace with a local beer keeping a look-out for those whales while giant icebergs float past.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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In recent years, large numbers of whales have washed ashore up and down the East Coast, including in New Jersey and Massachusetts.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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The creature towers over one of Peter's fellow students which spurs him into action, distracting the monster long enough for Dr. Strange to wrangle it and haul it back through one of his signature portals.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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In hindsight, the monster struck Persin as almost a little Picasso.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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One of the favorites is the playable lineages based on dinosaur families.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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For example, Joslin said an upcoming dinosaur program will be presented by MC Rose, a naturalist with a geology degree.—
Debra Skodack,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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Per the reports, the mammoth is now being studied at Lazarev Mammoth Museum Laboratory, which specializes in studying mammoths and their Ice Age environment and is located at the North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) in Yakutsk.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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The mammoth is said to measure in at 4 feet tall and less than 6.6 feet long.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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