as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful
Leonardo da Vinci remains a colossus in the history of art
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Recent Examples of colossus
Desperate to find a way to compete with F.D.R., a political colossus who had lately engineered the New Deal and ended the Great Depression, Willkie challenged him to a series of radio debates.
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The Editors, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
This week will also feature several key earnings reports, including a release later Monday afternoon from cloud computing colossus Oracle and a Thursday report from Kroger, the largest U.S. grocer by market capitalization.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
In recent years, the developing world’s voracious appetite for used cars has caught the attention of senior leaders in China, an emerging colossus of automotive manufacturing.
—David Zipper, Vox, 3 Sep. 2024
Among Rocket Lab’s innovative ideas is developing the Neutron rocket, a 131-foot-tall colossus that will support big payloads and human space travel beyond Earth’s orbit.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
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The Editors, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
This week will also feature several key earnings reports, including a release later Monday afternoon from cloud computing colossus Oracle and a Thursday report from Kroger, the largest U.S. grocer by market capitalization.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
In recent years, the developing world’s voracious appetite for used cars has caught the attention of senior leaders in China, an emerging colossus of automotive manufacturing.
—David Zipper, Vox, 3 Sep. 2024
Among Rocket Lab’s innovative ideas is developing the Neutron rocket, a 131-foot-tall colossus that will support big payloads and human space travel beyond Earth’s orbit.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colossus
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The coffee giant hopes to reclaim its coffeehouse crown by focusing on speed, service, and operational efficiency.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Then there was Prime Video, the streaming arm of the tech giant Amazon, which produced a ten-hour pop-up election-cast extravaganza pitched as a more streamlined alternative to its rivals and anchored by NBC émigré Brian Williams.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Getting to the cream Several animals that live in groups learn from one another, including elephants, whales, and some primates.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Sightings might include sea-life such as whales and dolphins, with an uptick in whale sighting now that whale migration season has begun in early November.Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Moana 2 is likewise looking like a monster and is expected to lead the biggest five-day holiday weekend of all time (Wednesday through Sunday).Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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The first of those home runs was a walk-off grand slam against the Kansas City Royals that struck the Fisk Pole atop Fenway's famous green monster.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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The college essay is going the way of the dinosaurs as more teachers give up on the ability to tell whether their students are writing their papers themselves.Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The devastation that wiped out the dinosaurs created ideal conditions for various fungi to thrive, and ants actually began to cultivate fungi.Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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The joke of Strings’s mammoth, self-sabotaging ego, however, can only be sustained for so long, even by very appealing actors.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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The event, according to research, may have triggered a 1000-year-long ice age, wiping out many large animals, including mammoths, and dramatically marking the growth of human civilization.Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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In this room full of industry titans, Stouffer was leading a pep rally for pollution.Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
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Harris can now boast the support of music titans such as Rihanna, Beyoncé, Eminem, Cardi B, and more.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Colossus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colossus. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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