as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders
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as in gigantic
unusually large
the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old
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Recent Examples of giant
Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
Other companies including Jeff Bezos’ Amazon and social media giant Meta, the owner or Facebook and Instagram, have donated millions to Trump’s inauguration.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Their new flagship charging station is a far cry from their outposts typically located at the far end of a giant parking lot connected to a Walmart or Meijer.
—Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2024
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In 2017, the e-commerce giant dished out even less — about $57,000 — to Trump’s first inauguration fund, according to campaign finance records.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
Other companies including Jeff Bezos’ Amazon and social media giant Meta, the owner or Facebook and Instagram, have donated millions to Trump’s inauguration.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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To start the post, the birthday girl can be seen lying in the middle of the dance floor, which is covered in a giant Barbie logo converted to show Kaavia's side profile and her name in the doll's iconic pink letters.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Their new flagship charging station is a far cry from their outposts typically located at the far end of a giant parking lot connected to a Walmart or Meijer.
—Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2024
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Most of today’s longevity estimates are probably skewed by an overrepresentation of younger whales, the team writes in the paper.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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Our little guys played with cute stuffed whales, ate homemade Madelines, and drank apple juice while our dedicated concierge collected our passport information.Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
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The gigantic Young-Hee is among the first things players see when their number is called.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Start showing off your personal style with gigantic hair bows, sneaker charms, busy necklaces, and layered keychains—in this, more is more.Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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But that dinosaur surely had a way with words, and his legacy now is mine.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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Related article Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth Gorgonopsians do share some traits with their mammal cousins.Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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This, unsurprisingly, has led to a huge online backlash, with many people furiously making memes and posting about this turn of events.Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Even ignoring the other chocolates—the milks, the whites, the unsweeteneds—there’s a huge selection at almost any grocery store.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Giannis Antetokounmpo show was in full effect, as the Greek Freak put up a monster performance with 32 points and 14 rebounds.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Players play through 10 quests battling monsters, discovering treasure and avoiding traps in the cassic style of game play.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lyman, armed with an enormous iced coffee from Dunkin’, seemed to be in better spirits.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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The loss of Rodri to a season-ending knee injury has been an enormous factor, while Guardiola has pointed to the mental and physical demands placed on leading players by an increasingly punishing fixture schedule.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Archaeological evidence also shows that the Clovis people lived life on the move, as did the mammoths, which tended to migrate seasonally, according to the paper.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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The short-faced bear went extinct around 11,000 years, at the end of the Pleistocene, along with most of the large mammals that lived alongside it, including all the large carnivores listed above, as well as giant ground sloths, mammoths, mastodons, giant beavers, camels, and giant armadillos.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Workforce and Talent Shifts After the massive tech workforce reset this past year, the workforce will continue to evolve, reflecting shifts brought by automation and emerging technologies.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The deluxe release marks another chapter in the SOS era, which has been nothing short of massive.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Giant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giant. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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