titanic
adjective
ti·tan·ic
tī-ˈta-nik 
also tə-
: having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
a titanic struggle
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Before becoming the name of the most famous ship in history, titanic referred to the Titans, a family of giants in Greek mythology who were believed to have once ruled the earth. They were subsequently overpowered and replaced by the younger Olympian gods under the leadership of Zeus. The size and power of the Titans is memorialized in the adjective titanic and in the noun titanium, a chemical element of exceptional strength that is used in the production of steel.
Examples of titanic in a Sentence
They put up a titanic struggle.
The batter hit a titanic home run.
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
The Colorado Avalanche star is out of the lineup for Canada in its titanic showdown with the United States at Bell Centre in the 4 Nations Face-Off because of an illness.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
Getting Dallas or Minnesota in the first round wouldn’t be a walk in the park, but Colorado needs to move up in the Central Division standings after the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off break to avoid a titanic first-round bout with either Edmonton or Winnipeg.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
The near side wrinkle ridges are huge, stretching from tens to hundreds of miles long and standing hundreds of yards tall, a testament to the titanic geological stresses that formed them.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for titanic
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“Titanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titanic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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titanic
adjective
ti·tan·ic
tī-ˈtan-ik
: enormous in size, force, or power
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