as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful
this newest ocean liner is a true titan of the sea
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Recent Examples of titan
Bezos, who like other tech titans has cozied up to Trump, apparently got the message.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Real estate prices have soared in the area, fueled in the past several years by tech titans from the San Francisco Bay Area, reshaping the real estate market.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The civil-society leaders and corporate titans with the most political capital have largely acquiesced to Trump’s rule, choosing supplicancy over solidarity.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
From exclusive conversations with industry titans to deep dives on leadership, innovation and investment strategy, Invest West promises a dynamic day of insights and networking with some of the most influential figures in the sports business.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Real estate prices have soared in the area, fueled in the past several years by tech titans from the San Francisco Bay Area, reshaping the real estate market.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The civil-society leaders and corporate titans with the most political capital have largely acquiesced to Trump’s rule, choosing supplicancy over solidarity.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
From exclusive conversations with industry titans to deep dives on leadership, innovation and investment strategy, Invest West promises a dynamic day of insights and networking with some of the most influential figures in the sports business.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titan
Noun
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The Saadé family fortune derives from shipping and logistics transport giant CMA CGM Group, founded by Jacques Saadé in 1978 and now run by his son Rodolphe Saadé.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
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European pharma stocks fell with giants Novo Nordisk down 3%, GSK down 1.9%, AstraZeneca down 3.8% and Roche down 3.6%.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
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The same whale had been seen floating 40 miles off the shoreline of Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey, the society said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
5 May 2025
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Snorkeling and whale watching are just two thrilling experiences that Mexico’s 1,500-acre development Costa Palmas provides residents and guests along the East Cape of the Baja Peninsula.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2025
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Remmick is a monster, but his homeland was colonized by some of the same rapacious forces that brought the twins’ ancestors to America.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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Before this year, Rantanen was a playoff monster, putting up 101 points (34-67) in 81 career playoff games.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Hollywood regularly relies on superheroes, dinosaurs and death-defying stunts from Tom Cruise to propel the summer season, and overly familiar brands will again reign in terms of ticket sales.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
6 May 2025
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After dinosaurs went extinct, South America was dominated by large, crocodile-like reptiles called sebecids.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 May 2025
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Colossal plans to use similar techniques to bring back the Ice Age woolly mammoth in 2028, editing living cell nuclei from Asian elephants—the mammoth’s closest living kin—to express mammoth traits preserved in nearly 60 sets of Ice Age remains.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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The company intends to bring back its version of a mammoth in 2028.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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The spotlight shines so brightly now because, while escaping so many legal entanglements that might have upended his career, Mr. Combs became a hit-minting, zeitgeist-dominating colossus.—
Ben Sisario,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s tariffs strike at the heart of China’s manufacturing colossus—a network of factories and assembly lines that produce pretty much everything, from toys and clothes to solar panels and plastic bowls.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Titan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titan. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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