as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful
the newest SUV is a gas-guzzling behemoth that doesn't even fit in a standard parking space
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Recent Examples of behemoth
Meanwhile, many Americans seem loath to accept or even acknowledge one of the fundamental developments of our time: the transformation of America from a unipolar world behemoth to a lesser power in a multipolar environment.
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Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The standout early releases of 2025 are those that exude greater focus: a melancholic sci-fi game brought to life through die-rolling chance, the thrill of seeing prehistoric behemoths roam a teeming fantasy realm.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Danny, the smaller of the two, is 9 feet, 6 inches and 462 pounds, and the behemoth named Contender is 13 feet, 9 inches and 1,653 pounds, OCEARCH says.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Corporate times are different now, with many studios owned by billion-dollar behemoths in league with the president.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
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Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The standout early releases of 2025 are those that exude greater focus: a melancholic sci-fi game brought to life through die-rolling chance, the thrill of seeing prehistoric behemoths roam a teeming fantasy realm.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Danny, the smaller of the two, is 9 feet, 6 inches and 462 pounds, and the behemoth named Contender is 13 feet, 9 inches and 1,653 pounds, OCEARCH says.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Corporate times are different now, with many studios owned by billion-dollar behemoths in league with the president.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoth
Noun
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The big picture: The new deals also further extend an AI spending spree that saw massive capital-expenditure growth from tech giants Microsoft, Alphabet/Google, Amazon and Meta in 2024 — a trend the companies say will continue.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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But the Terps have largely been uncompetitive against the Big Ten giants.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When krill numbers fell again, so did the whales’ songs.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2025
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After dealing with whales and black swans and two of every creature on Noah’s Ark, Darren Aronofsky is going back to the animal kingdom for his next film.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fing turns out to be as much as a destructive monster as Myrtle, who in turn, has to battle it out with the evil animal park owner, The Viscount, who is determined to own this rarest of creatures.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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Fing turns out to be as much as a destructive monster as Myrtle, who in turn, must battle it out with the evil animal park owner, The Viscount (Waititi), who is determined to own this rarest of creatures.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Smaller dinosaurs and other creatures were caught in the mud, unable to escape.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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For this study, the team used a similar technique to the one used to reconstruct dinosaur coloration.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Engineering The Woolly Mouse—A Mammoth Gene Experiment Bringing back the mammoth is no simple task.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Shapiro and her colleagues started by trying to identify the genes responsible for making mammoths distinctive.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Behemoth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behemoth. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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