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leviathan

noun as in behemoth

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noun as in colossus

noun as in giant

noun as in monster

noun as in sea serpent

noun as in titan

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A stiff primary challenge from the liberal leviathan, Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

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Given the political hegemony enjoyed by vast corporate interests and institutional leviathans like the military, how is it that they can no longer fend off shakedowns by hack politicians?

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In 2020, a team of marine biologists and computer scientists joined forces to analyze the click-clacking songs of sperm whales, the gray, block-shaped leviathans that swim in most of the world’s oceans.

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But — and this is one leviathan of a “but” — something else is starting to emerge in the polling.

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CEO Kim Bayley said gaming "continued to show its ability to connect with people" last year, and despite the modest growth the industry "remains a leviathan".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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