sleeping giant

noun

: one that has great but unrealized or newly emerging power

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Rugby remains a sleeping giant with huge potential and fantastic passion. Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 If the Trojans advance beyond the first weekend, a potential sleeping giant awaits in the Sweet 16. Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025 But All3Media has been something of a sleeping giant in recent years. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 June 2024 The League Cup represented the opportunity to heave the biggest monkey in English soccer off the back of an endlessly sleeping giant. Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sleeping giant

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sleeping giant was in 1970

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“Sleeping giant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleeping%20giant. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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