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behemoth

[bih-hee-muhth, bee-uh-] / bɪˈhi məθ, ˈbi ə- /
NOUN
giant
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But thousands of men were pouring into Redding to build the dam — a 602-foot concrete behemoth that irrigates millions of acres of Central Valley farmland — and they sure worked up an appetite.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Stamps and signatures from every home club Tony has visited line the pages of his precious scrapbook, a behemoth record of the ultimate football groundhopping adventure.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Citigroup, a global banking behemoth, posted a respectable 52% gain over the past year and trades 12% below its most recent 52-week high, a good showing versus peers.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

UBS took over Credit Suisse with government backing, giving it more heft globally but making it a behemoth in its home country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Hina meets me at the train station, a squat green glass behemoth that looks too big for a city block.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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