How to Use gigantism in a Sentence

gigantism

noun
  • It's been centuries since the first ancient skeleton of a person with gigantism was found near Rome.
    — Ana Faguy, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2022
  • One explanation for gigantism in both land and aerial arthropods at that time was the absence of predators.
    — Anna Diamond, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020
  • In April, Gabriel was diagnosed with gigantism, caused by high levels of growth hormone.
    — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • As Davis reports, the recent advent of gigantism rules out the idea that megapredators, which were already on the way out at the time, caused the change.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 May 2017
  • Some people do grow to unusual size – and ancient skeletons have been found of people suffering from gigantism.
    — Ana Faguy, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The scientists assume that the penguins' gigantism was a result of the seabirds’ flightlessness.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2017
  • The foot-long size of the giant isopods has been attributed to deep-sea gigantism, the same phenomenon that leads to giant squids at the bottom of our oceans.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 13 Aug. 2022
  • It's called island gigantism, and one of the cuckoo bees Straka discovered is an example.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2012
  • In evolution, gigantism is the result of species evolving large body sizes relative to their small-bodied ancestors.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
  • As a result, his body produced too much growth hormone, causing conditions known as acromegaly and gigantism -- meaning his bones grew much bigger than normal.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 11 Jan. 2023
  • This suggests that gigantism evolved shortly after penguins lost the ability to fly and took to the water, but later re-emerged millions of years later.
    — Mika McKinnon, Smithsonian, 13 Dec. 2017
  • In fact, the findings suggest that the trend toward gigantism in marine mammals may have begun earlier than thought, according to the study.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The leading theory for this gigantism comes down to oxygen concentration.
    — Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Whatever showy gigantism the Kennedy Center was burdened with at the start, there will almost surely be more of it after he’s done.
    — Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
  • But both are just one part of a larger, relentless trend toward gigantism in Silicon Valley.
    — Maya Kosoff, The Hive, 23 June 2017
  • The only reason to fear corporate gigantism is if companies use their size and their power to jack up prices to achieve monopolistic lengths.
    — Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, 5 Oct. 2017
  • André had a prolific career in professional wrestling and came to be known for his size, caused by acromegaly, sometimes called gigantism, which made his limbs and organs grow too large.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Get our daily newsletter Six cases of gigantism stand out most, with the firms becoming so big that governments intervened.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • What Buñuel and a few others spotted was that for all its overweening gigantism, Guernica is essentially a piece of kitsch.
    — John Banville, The New Republic, 16 Nov. 2021
  • For years, most paleontologists have believed that a suite of specific anatomical traits evolved in later sauropodomorphs to allow for gigantism.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2018
  • As the Seahawks hoisted the trophy on the field, amid the gigantism and confetti cannons and surfeit on display, a sense of perspective seemed to have been restored.
    — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
  • His size was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormone, which later resulted in acromegaly, a disorder that can cause joint pain and headaches, along with a host of other complications.
    — Mike Miller, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Hold the phone Smartphone gigantism has spawned plenty of PopSockets competitors.
    — David Pierce, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2019
  • Does Big Bird suffer from untreated gigantism, perhaps caused by a hormonal imbalance?
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2018
  • The wrestler’s size was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormone, which later resulted in acromegaly, a disorder that can cause joint pain and headaches, along with a host of other complications.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • According to the researchers, gigantism appears several times in the evolutionary history of anurans, but this is one of the few species known to have both giant frogs and tadpoles.
    — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • And it's believed that gigantism in penguins may have come earlier than previously thought, possibly shortly after the birds became flightless divers, according to the study.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 12 Dec. 2017
  • But Khan’s most significant effort to discourage corporate gigantism isn’t about mergers or private equity at all.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The researchers considered several possibilities that have been used to explain gigantism in other animals.
    — Deborah Netburn, latimes.com, 24 May 2017
  • The unforgettable fight was part of 2018's Andre the Giant, which looked back at the life of the wrestler, whose size was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormone.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026

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