sleeping giant

noun

: one that has great but unrealized or newly emerging power

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Yet there’s every reason to believe San Jose could in fact a sleeping giant if Arena’s project leads to a long-term revival on the field, combined with strong decision making in the club marketing department off the pitch. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 Even in the sleeping giant frustration rankings, the Quakes lag. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 Or is the sleeping giant about to wake up in a major way? Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025 The swarm is the most significant since the sleeping giant last erupted in 2014. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sleeping giant

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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 25 Mar. 2025.

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