as in giant
unusually large
the Titanic was a leviathan ship by the standards of the time
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as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
a leviathan of the seas, that cruise ship is said to be the largest passenger vessel afloat
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Recent Examples of leviathan
Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
There, the company built a leviathan steel mill and an accompanying town named after its founding chairman, Elbert Henry Gary.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
Not only do old plastic bottles provide better grist for the production of new plastic bottles—a fact that the soda industry is increasingly keen to take advantage of—but the fashion industry also needs to wrestle with its own leviathan end-of-life problem.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
In early 2024, the selling group, an alliance of Wall Street leviathan Goldman Sachs as well as the respected and veteran real estate firm Hines, began to scout for prospective buyers.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
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Elon Musk posted a photo on X of a large section of the Super Heavy booster being raised from the Gulf of Mexico, appearing like a twisted mythological Kraken or leviathan.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
There, the company built a leviathan steel mill and an accompanying town named after its founding chairman, Elbert Henry Gary.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
Not only do old plastic bottles provide better grist for the production of new plastic bottles—a fact that the soda industry is increasingly keen to take advantage of—but the fashion industry also needs to wrestle with its own leviathan end-of-life problem.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
In early 2024, the selling group, an alliance of Wall Street leviathan Goldman Sachs as well as the respected and veteran real estate firm Hines, began to scout for prospective buyers.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leviathan
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Last year, an ancient, still-active volcano was found off the Canadian coast, covered in millions of giant eggs laid by Pacific white skates (a hauntingly beautiful cartilaginous fish that looks like a stingray).Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Her fitness footage includes shots of her flipping giant tires, lifting weight, boxing and flexing her muscular biceps.Shyla Watson, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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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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With the baseball world heading to Dallas for the Winter Meetings on Sunday, one gigantic question is hovering over the Yankees and the rest of the league: where will Juan Soto sign?Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yet another, a gigantic bib of turquoise and malachite beads, yellow and white diamonds, cushion-cut yellow sapphire, and a cushion aquamarine, pays homage to the covert watch necklace with an upside-down timepiece pendant dangling at the end of it.Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 6 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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The post — which has already received more than 2,000 comments as of Dec. 7 — generated much discussion among Reddit users, with the vast majority of commenters coming to the man’s defense.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Film AlUla shorts germinated from the AlUla Creates program at Film AlUla, the film commission for the swathe of northwest Saudi Arabia roughly the size of Belgium that also comprises a lush oasis and vast sandstone canyons.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 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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Advertisement France is under pressure from the European Union’s executive body and financial markets to reduce its colossal debt, estimated to reach 6% of its gross domestic product this year.Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The action also has the proactive markings of a government and army still reeling from the colossal failure to protect its people from the Hamas massacre and mass hostage taking 14 months ago.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 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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“Leviathan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leviathan. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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