Goliath
noun
Go·li·ath
gə-ˈlī-əth 
1
: a Philistine champion who in I Samuel 17 is killed by David
2
: giant
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the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath
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The drumbeat will only grow louder if a big-market Goliath triumphs again this October.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
But the pressure of going up against Goliath forces took its toll.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Across the Plains states, where waves of commodity grains roll like a mighty Goliath, the percentage of farmers selling food directly to consumers is below 4%.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2025
Silicon Valley, throughout, is a David and Goliath story.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
But the pressure of going up against Goliath forces took its toll.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Across the Plains states, where waves of commodity grains roll like a mighty Goliath, the percentage of farmers selling food directly to consumers is below 4%.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2025
Silicon Valley, throughout, is a David and Goliath story.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Goliath
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“Goliath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Goliath. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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