as in whale
something or someone that is unusually large and powerful
the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath
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Recent Examples of Goliath
This increase is primarily due to the amortization of license agreements with Goliath Motion Picture Promotions.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
The most Goliath of these is The Ellinikon, an ambitious $8 billion undertaking on the former Ellinikon International Airport site that will be completed in phases from 2025 onwards and is projected to create 70,000 jobs.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2024
Gladwell, also known for Outliers, Blink, and David & Goliath, digs into the power of social influence and shows how small shifts can have massive ripple effects on people, organizations, and movements.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Also a case of a national David against an imperial Goliath.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
The most Goliath of these is The Ellinikon, an ambitious $8 billion undertaking on the former Ellinikon International Airport site that will be completed in phases from 2025 onwards and is projected to create 70,000 jobs.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2024
Gladwell, also known for Outliers, Blink, and David & Goliath, digs into the power of social influence and shows how small shifts can have massive ripple effects on people, organizations, and movements.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Also a case of a national David against an imperial Goliath.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Goliath
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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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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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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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According to the team, the study addresses a 30-million-year gap in our understanding of dinosaur evolution.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
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But as Thanksgiving approaches, millennials who grew up watching the big purple dinosaur are remembering a much more darkly funny moment in the character’s history.John Russell, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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These animals were surprising to the team, since Early Paleoindian sites on the Great Plains are typically dominated by the bones of large animals like bison and mammoths.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
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That came two years after Autechre’s mammoth, eight-hour collection of NTS sessions.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Goliath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Goliath. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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