as in whale
something or someone that is unusually large and powerful
the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath
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Recent Examples of Goliath
But with a powerful man like Lenny, my journey felt like David and Goliath.
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Other notable credits include Claws, The Rookie, Star, Goliath, and Sons of Anarchy, to name just a few.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Throughout much of Mike Holmgren’s tenure as the Green Bay Packers’ head coach, his team could not defeat the Goliath that was the Dallas Cowboys.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
During the course of the trial, Jeff Webb, the founder and CEO of Varsity Brands, the cheer corporate Goliath, testified on behalf of the plaintiffs that cheerleading was less a sport than a recreational hobby like chess.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Other notable credits include Claws, The Rookie, Star, Goliath, and Sons of Anarchy, to name just a few.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Throughout much of Mike Holmgren’s tenure as the Green Bay Packers’ head coach, his team could not defeat the Goliath that was the Dallas Cowboys.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
During the course of the trial, Jeff Webb, the founder and CEO of Varsity Brands, the cheer corporate Goliath, testified on behalf of the plaintiffs that cheerleading was less a sport than a recreational hobby like chess.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Goliath
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For large crypto holders, this would be an incredible scheme, a wealth transfer from the government to crypto whales.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Wildlife in the ocean, from sea turtles to whales, often mistake plastic debris for food, leading to ingestion that can block digestive tracts or cause starvation.David Carlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Amazon joins another tech giant, Meta Platforms, in donating to the Jan. 20 Trump inauguration.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Italian coffee maker Lavazza and U.S. coffee giant Starbucks both declined to comment when contacted by CNBC.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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The monsters are tall and impressively athletic-looking, with devil ears and animatronic snouts that snap like miniature crocodile jaws.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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Families can hear all about classic ancient Greek myths which are filled with adventures of gods and goddesses, monsters, and heroes.Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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This specimen of the iconic dinosaur is more than 66 million years old and measures around 26 feet in length.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Museum researchers are planning to extract a sample from inside the dinosaur’s thigh bone for further study.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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These animals were surprising to the team, since Early Paleoindian sites on the Great Plains are typically dominated by the bones of large animals like bison and mammoths.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
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That came two years after Autechre’s mammoth, eight-hour collection of NTS sessions.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Goliath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Goliath. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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