as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders
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as in gigantic
unusually large
the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
That’s how Dutch giant ASML’s former CEO put it to Bloomberg News in January.
—Harry Booth, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Lilith was so thin, so frail, with pale, almost translucent skin and a giant mane of blonde hair.
—Carole V. Bell, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
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The film, which had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, became available on Netflix last week in North and South America under a licensing agreement — the streaming giant didn’t buy it and is instead paying a fee to show it.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
That’s how Dutch giant ASML’s former CEO put it to Bloomberg News in January.
—Harry Booth, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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The results of the research, published Friday in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, shed light on a remarkable and unexpected finding: Not only could giant pterosaurs fly, but different species adapted varied flight styles.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Lilith was so thin, so frail, with pale, almost translucent skin and a giant mane of blonde hair.
—Carole V. Bell, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Giant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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