titan

noun

ˈtī-tᵊn How to pronounce titan (audio)
Definition of titannext
as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful this newest ocean liner is a true titan of the sea

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Recent Examples of titan The Magnificent Seven titan's stock has shot up more than 15% since Muse's release. — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026 The American tech titan's SpaceX company overnight imposed a speed limit on Ukraine's Starlink terminals mounted on drones, Serhii Beskrestnov, an adviser to Zelenskyy, said on social media. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 The score for the forthcoming Grand Theft Auto VI will feature an original score by French electronic titans Justice. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 With more than 120 pieces on display — 74 from Krasner and 48 from Pollock — the show highlights Krasner as a titan of Abstract Expressionism, too. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for titan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titan
  1. giant
  2. whale
  3. monster
  4. dinosaur
  5. mammoth
  6. colossus
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
  • 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
  • At last untethered from merely adapting a standard comfy passenger vehicle, the AMG engineers have created a monster.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Set on a mysterious island ravaged by floods and warring armies, a masked boy and girl must traverse atmospheric environments, rescue friends, and confront nightmarish monsters.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of monster
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
Definition of dinosaur
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
  • 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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