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leviathan

[li-vahy-uh-thuhn] / lɪˈvaɪ ə θən /




NOUN
behemoth
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Here is Melville’s literary leviathan fantastically adorned with more than 270 of Kent’s black-and-white illustrations, many of them a full page in size.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

What an extraordinary signing the Japanese leviathan has been, what a goals haul, what joy he has sparked among the Celtic support.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2023

Plagiarism-detection leviathan Turnitin is touting its own “A.I.” solutions to confront the burgeoning issue.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2023

Then the sleeping leviathan breathed out, the waters rose, the weed streamed, and the water boiled over the table rock with a roar.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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