1
capitalized
: any of a family of giants in Greek mythology born of Uranus and Gaea and ruling the earth until overthrown by the Olympian gods
2
: one that is gigantic in size or power : one that stands out for greatness of achievement
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Noun
this newest ocean liner is a true titan of the sea
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The tech titans, which also included Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, were seated close to Trump’s family and in front of the president’s own Cabinet picks, while several Republican governors were relegated to an overflow room in the Capitol.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
On Monday, several billionaire tech titans received priority seats at Trump's second inaugural address.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Another music star who has been rumored to possibly appear during Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show is Lil Wayne, as the two lyrical titans recently cleared the air regarding the drama surrounding Kendrick being selected over Weezy.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Google is making a fresh investment of more than $1 billion into OpenAI rival Anthropic, boosting its position in the start-up as Silicon Valley titans rush to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems.
—Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Titan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titan. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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titan
noun
ti·tan
ˈtīt-ᵊn 
1
capitalized
: one of a family of giants overthrown by the gods of ancient Greece
2
: one of gigantic size, power, or achievement
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