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
  • Tech giants have told us all about how AI will take control away from society, steal our jobs, allow bad actors to design dangerous pathogens or cause a catastrophic cyberattack or destroy our financial systems.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Stronger-than-expected revenue from SpaceX's AI business is making PhillipCapital — once a bear on the company — bullish about the Elon Musk giant's stock.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • In the film, Dumbo, a baby elephant with large ears, is dropped off by a stork at a circus in Florida.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Now guests of Omaanda have privileged access to the Van Vuurens’s important community and conservation projects, which include rehabilitation of injured or orphaned rhinos, elephants and big cats.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of elephant
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  • Up to five Zeros can be chained together into a 105,000-mAh colossus for extended outdoor adventures.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Across Europe, where the Paramount chief David Ellison has spent time courting support for his vision of building a Hollywood colossus, the mood is surprisingly upbeat.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of colossus
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  • Jeff says, however, that there is only one immunity whale this week and two tribes will be headed to tribal council.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Organisms not resistant to this onslaught—anything from microbes and crops to whales and humans—would experience an almost violently severe sunburn.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of whale
Noun
  • Back the companies willing to take risks The United States needs an advanced manufacturing ecosystem that includes more than behemoths with access to capital markets and giant lines of credit.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • These behemoth, gas-guzzling vehicles disappeared with the brand.
    — Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of behemoth
Noun
  • In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • See fossils of the 14-foot, 20,000-pound mammoths that used to roam around Texas.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of mammoth
Noun
  • All three offer a standard proprietary jumbo reverse mortgage option for those ages 55 and older, up to $4 million.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • On a foggy spring morning in 1977, two jumbo Boeing 747s collided at Los Rodeos Airport.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of jumbo
Noun
  • An ancient family The mass extinction that caused the dinosaurs’ demise may have created an environment for the king-size fungus to evolve and thrive, according to the study.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The boy's parents released their own statement remembering their son as strong and kind with a love for rainbows and unicorns along with sharks and dinosaurs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
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