amazon

noun

Definition of amazonnext
as in giant

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  1. giant
  2. elephant
  3. colossus
  4. whale
  5. behemoth
  6. mammoth
  7. jumbo
  8. dinosaur
Noun
  • Amazon joins another tech giant, Meta Platforms, in donating to the Jan. 20 Trump inauguration.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Economists and antitrust experts predicted that the creation of a monopolistic supermarket giant would almost surely add inflationary pressure to food prices.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of giant
Noun
  • The pair really do go through the ringer, evading elephant stampedes, treacherous mountains, and ice cold snowy condidtions that look like Disney is setting up a cross over sequel with Frozen.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The warmth emanates from her words, and the elephant metaphor at the heart of the piece is a valuable lesson for anyone facing an uphill struggle (i.e., nearly everyone).
    Michelle Weber, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of elephant
Noun
  • The image of Madigan, a famously Irish Southwest Sider, as a monumental desert colossus with the head of a human, body of a lion and wings of an eagle brought some levity to an otherwise quick, cut-and-dried day of testimony in Madigan’s trial, which is now in its 10th week.
    Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This colossus is surrounded by a corroded tin fence held up with bits of scrap wood.
    Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of colossus
Noun
  • For large crypto holders, this would be an incredible scheme, a wealth transfer from the government to crypto whales.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Wildlife in the ocean, from sea turtles to whales, often mistake plastic debris for food, leading to ingestion that can block digestive tracts or cause starvation.
    David Carlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of whale
Noun
  • In the years since, it’s become a reality TV behemoth, with RHOBH its crowning jewel (last season’s debut drew in 2.5 million viewers).
    Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In October, Tadashi Yanai, the founder of fast fashion behemoth Uniqlo, pledged $31 million to fund the study of Japanese humanities at the University of California, Los Angeles.
    Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of behemoth
Noun
  • 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
  • That came two years after Autechre’s mammoth, eight-hour collection of NTS sessions.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of mammoth
Noun
  • Types of loans Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Arrive Home, Zero Down, jumbo, renovation, refinancing, reverse mortgages, home equity loans Terms 10 to 30 years Credit needed 540 for FHA, VA and USDA loans; 600 for Zero Down; 620 for conventional loans, 680 for jumbo loans.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
  • That’s a continuation, albeit a slowdown, of its jumbo, 50-basis-point reduction to the benchmark rate; its first cut in more than four years at the FOMC’s September meeting.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of jumbo
Noun
  • This specimen of the iconic dinosaur is more than 66 million years old and measures around 26 feet in length.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Museum researchers are planning to extract a sample from inside the dinosaur’s thigh bone for further study.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of dinosaur
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