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
Sedona demanded the change before allowing the fast-food behemoth to open its little burger hut.
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Other organizations, like United for Respect (UFR) have targeted both behemoths in past campaigns, demanding better worker protections.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
With the likes of Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar gone from WWE while other behemoths such as Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman are currently sidelined, there is definitely room for a colossal superstar at the top of the card.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Niccol confirmed the coffee behemoth will be dusting off its Sharpie collection—or buying more—so that baristas can return to scrawling names or notes on coffee cups.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Other organizations, like United for Respect (UFR) have targeted both behemoths in past campaigns, demanding better worker protections.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
With the likes of Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar gone from WWE while other behemoths such as Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman are currently sidelined, there is definitely room for a colossal superstar at the top of the card.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Niccol confirmed the coffee behemoth will be dusting off its Sharpie collection—or buying more—so that baristas can return to scrawling names or notes on coffee cups.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behemoth
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In Indiana one November, bowhunter Brent Ireland got a single cam picture of a double-drop giant.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Discovery, pay-TV operator Fubo has reasserted its main argument against the media giants.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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The podcaster also brought up an unproven statement from his interview with Trump: that wind-turbines, a form of clean energy, are negatively affecting and even killing whales.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Unlike the more familiar whale (Rhincodon typus) and basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), the megamouth remains a shadowy figure in our history books.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Frankly, this is a hard argument to dispute, but the guy is ultimately the movie’s monster, so his ideology has to be sufficiently challenged by the time the credits roll.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Hung was also instrumental in creating the jiangshi genre of horror kung fu in the 1980s, inspired by his childhood love of ghosts and monsters.Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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The college essay is going the way of the dinosaurs as more teachers give up on the ability to tell whether their students are writing their papers themselves.Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The devastation that wiped out the dinosaurs created ideal conditions for various fungi to thrive, and ants actually began to cultivate fungi.Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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The joke of Strings’s mammoth, self-sabotaging ego, however, can only be sustained for so long, even by very appealing actors.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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The event, according to research, may have triggered a 1000-year-long ice age, wiping out many large animals, including mammoths, and dramatically marking the growth of human civilization.Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Behemoth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behemoth. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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