colossus
noun
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The original colossi (notice the plural form) were the larger-than-life statues made by the Greeks and Romans. The most famous of these was the Colossus of Rhodes, a statue of the sun god Helios built on the Greek island of Rhodes around 280 B.C. that was over 100 feet tall and took more than 12 years to build. The Statue of Liberty is a modern colossus, enormous and stately, at the entrance to New York Harbor. And someone who has played a colossal role in history, such as Winston Churchill, may be called a colossus as well.
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Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The government argued that the resulting colossus would lead to higher food prices and fewer choices for shoppers and workers.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
Topline Longtime Wall Street favorite Nvidia extended a rare down stretch, as shares of the artificial intelligence colossus slipped into correction territory, a ding that comes as Nvidia’s trillion-dollar peers enjoy a robust period of gains.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Brady Corbet’s cinematic colossus was the big winner with the NYFCC, taking Best Film and Best Actor for Adrien Brody.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Colossus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colossus. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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colossus
noun
from Latin colossus "huge statue, colossus"
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