as in whales
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
Three-time league MVP Jokić no doubt heard those chants and cut a frustrated figure in the fourth quarter, often not able to assert his will on the game when faced by the Thunder’s two giants, Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein.
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Matias Grez, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Standing on the shoulders of early AI giants The story of AI did not begin with the deep neural networks of the 2010s.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2025
Shein and Temu, competing Chinese e-commerce giants that together hold at least a third of the de minimis industry, coordinate much of their supply chains from large offices in Guangzhou.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Investors typically look to the financial performance of tech giants like Meta, Alphabet and Amazon for a view of the ad market’s overall health, Goldman said.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
More than 120 companies in the S&P 500 are set to report their results, including tech names Alphabet, Amazon and Palantir, as well consumer giants, including Walt Disney and Mondelez.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Feb. 2025
As a food activist, Hari aims to influence major food giants to adopt healthier policies.
—Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
Advertisement Hollywood studios and streamers As previously reported, studios and streaming giants in Hollywood made big pledges.
—Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Fortunately for the Spanish giants, both keepers would gift goals to the opposition.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
Matias Grez, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Standing on the shoulders of early AI giants The story of AI did not begin with the deep neural networks of the 2010s.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2025
Shein and Temu, competing Chinese e-commerce giants that together hold at least a third of the de minimis industry, coordinate much of their supply chains from large offices in Guangzhou.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Investors typically look to the financial performance of tech giants like Meta, Alphabet and Amazon for a view of the ad market’s overall health, Goldman said.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
More than 120 companies in the S&P 500 are set to report their results, including tech names Alphabet, Amazon and Palantir, as well consumer giants, including Walt Disney and Mondelez.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Feb. 2025
As a food activist, Hari aims to influence major food giants to adopt healthier policies.
—Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
Advertisement Hollywood studios and streamers As previously reported, studios and streaming giants in Hollywood made big pledges.
—Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Fortunately for the Spanish giants, both keepers would gift goals to the opposition.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giants
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Chickens are like miniature dinosaurs Some theorize that chickens are related to dinosaurs, which would not be surprising.—
Sal Gilbertie,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Think of chickens as tiny T-Rex dinosaurs with feathers.—
Sal Gilbertie,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Despite some titans missing from their lineup, the Minnesota Wild left the Twin Cities and dispatched a pair of Eastern Conference titans, themselves, in consecutive games.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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No more staring in awe at my family/friends who just moments ago were sharing a ridiculous joke, suddenly transformed into iconic titans, towering and thriving in the blinding lights.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
11 Dec. 2024
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Following a series of recent mergers and acquisitions, the leading PBMs are now each part of healthcare behemoths that also include health insurers, pharmacies and healthcare provider services.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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This process involves significant investments in marketing, logistics and warehousing infrastructure so that smaller producers can compete with behemoths like Coca-Cola that invest billions in their supply chains.—
Rovshan Rasulov,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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In some scenes of the film, the relationship remains much closer as in Myanmar, where loggers use elephants to move giant trees felled for timber.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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The elephant is, quite appropriately, according to Jonathan Haidt’s beloved analogy for Daniel Kahneman’s System 1 / System 2 duo, the emotion itself.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Giants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giants. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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