as in giants
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 titans
Epstein and Maxwell counted members of the British royal family, multiple presidents and business titans among their friends.
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Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Project Prometheus will propel Bezos into the ranks of the AI titans heading firms with multi-billion-dollar valuations, such as Anthropic, OpenAI and Palantir.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
Warsh has also invested alongside tech titans such as David Sacks and Michael Ovitz.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
His taste and his talent is so revered and getting his stamp of approval opened countless doors for me with other titans in this industry.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
Most of Kounalakis’ financial support has come from developers, organized labor and business titans like the California Teachers Association, David Dolby, the pro-housing California YIMBY Victory Fund, and Anheuser-Busch.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
After Bayern’s 2-1 win in the first leg, the soccer titans clash in Munich in what many consider an early final.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
These totals are minuscule compared with some of the titans of Esports gaming.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Their show is a high-energy mix of friendly interviews with tech titans, industry gossip, and celebrations of funding rounds and other successes that involve banging a giant gong.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Project Prometheus will propel Bezos into the ranks of the AI titans heading firms with multi-billion-dollar valuations, such as Anthropic, OpenAI and Palantir.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
Warsh has also invested alongside tech titans such as David Sacks and Michael Ovitz.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
His taste and his talent is so revered and getting his stamp of approval opened countless doors for me with other titans in this industry.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
Most of Kounalakis’ financial support has come from developers, organized labor and business titans like the California Teachers Association, David Dolby, the pro-housing California YIMBY Victory Fund, and Anheuser-Busch.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
After Bayern’s 2-1 win in the first leg, the soccer titans clash in Munich in what many consider an early final.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
These totals are minuscule compared with some of the titans of Esports gaming.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Their show is a high-energy mix of friendly interviews with tech titans, industry gossip, and celebrations of funding rounds and other successes that involve banging a giant gong.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titans
Noun
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Meanwhile, the global memory crisis has worsened, forcing tech giants to pay up for the capacity needed to satisfy their data center ambitions.—
Jordan Novet,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dubbed the Flannel and the Fury, the tour brings together the alt-rock giants for the first time, with dates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Families flock to the Cape for mini-golfing, traipsing around sand dunes, comparing ice cream stands, gobbling up lobster rolls, spotting whales, and simply admiring the gray cedar shake houses adorned with colorful buoys.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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For roughly 370 million years, scientists believed large vertebrate predators ruled ocean ecosystems — first fish and sharks, then marine reptiles, then whales.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Late Cretaceous was the final epoch of the Mesozoic Era, which was dominated by the dinosaurs, including tyrannosaurus rex and triceratops.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Scientists have studied giant octopus relatives that roamed when dinosaurs were around, and researched some small octopuses that drilled into clams.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The backstory flashbacks about an abusive father that suggest not all monsters have fangs?—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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Peasants whisper about monsters in the forest, and in the interlude between the wars, Lajos gazes at a house that is burning down and has a premonition of the world-historical destruction to come.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Titans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titans. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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