Behemoth
noun
Something very large and powerful.
The company has grown into a behemoth in the retail industry.
Often appears as...
- industry behemoth
- corporate behemoth
noun
A huge or monstrous creature.
The behemoth roared and stalked towards its prey.
Often appears as...
- sea behemoth
- prehistoric behemoth
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Literary
noun
A very large and heavy vehicle or machine.
He drove a behemoth of a truck that hardly fit in the parking space.
Often appears as...
- truck behemoth
- machine behemoth
noun
Something very large and powerful.
The company has grown into a behemoth in the retail industry.
Often appears as...
- industry behemoth
- corporate behemoth
noun
A huge or monstrous creature.
The behemoth roared and stalked towards its prey.
Often appears as...
- sea behemoth
- prehistoric behemoth
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A very large and heavy vehicle or machine.
He drove a behemoth of a truck that hardly fit in the parking space.
Often appears as...
- truck behemoth
- machine behemoth
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe businesses or organizations that dominate their field.
The software behemoth has monopolized the market.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
Can imply unwieldiness or excessive power that might be perceived negatively.
The behemoth of bureaucracy slowed down the process.
Pro Tip 3/3Impressive Impact
Used to suggest that something has a strong or significant impact in its industry or area.
Their new product became a behemoth in the tech world.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe businesses or organizations that dominate their field.
The software behemoth has monopolized the market.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
Can imply unwieldiness or excessive power that might be perceived negatively.
The behemoth of bureaucracy slowed down the process.
Pro Tip 3/3Impressive Impact
Used to suggest that something has a strong or significant impact in its industry or area.
Their new product became a behemoth in the tech world.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe businesses or organizations that dominate their field.
The software behemoth has monopolized the market.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
Can imply unwieldiness or excessive power that might be perceived negatively.
The behemoth of bureaucracy slowed down the process.
Pro Tip 3/3Impressive Impact
Used to suggest that something has a strong or significant impact in its industry or area.
Their new product became a behemoth in the tech world.
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Erika Cheung: Theranos,...
illustrating all the deficiencies and the problems that I had seen in the laboratory. And as endearingly as my dad kind of notes this as being my, like, dragon-slayer moment, where I had risen up and fought this behemoth and it caused this domino effect, I can tell you right now,
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Meet Spot, the robot dog...
which is available from data recorded from robots and simulations and things like that. So it's a data-driven hardware design. And using processes like that, not only the upper leg but some other things, we've gotten our robots to go from big, behemoth, bulky, slow, bad robots --
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The world’s largest...
Leviatha weighs something like 150 metric tons, and she’s the largest animal in the world. But she’s not even close to being the largest organism by weight, which is estimated to equal about 40 Leviatha’s. So where is this behemoth?
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Rockets 101 PIPE National...
this behemoth was used to launch the Apollo missions to the moon. - We choose to go to the moon not because they are easy, but because they are hard. - Since the beginning of human history, adventurers have looked at the skies
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The Train Heist PIPE Think...
providing supplies to settlements and facilities. This armored behemoth undergoes a complex and unpredictable unloading procedure— a procedure which is displayed, in detail, on a screen within the engine car.
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The Greek myth of Talos,...
But despite his robotic behavior, he possessed an internal life his victims could scarcely imagine. And soon, the behemoth would encounter a ship of invaders that would test his mettle.
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A brief history of the...
Dante’s Satan is a three-headed, bat-winged behemoth who feasts on sinners. But he’s also an object of powerless as the panicked beating of his wings only encases him further in ice.
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Architectural secrets of...
and stand vertically; or this 4,000-pound behemoth that springs itself to life to dance onstage. And what I've found is that by thinking of architecture
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How to Survive an...
from occasionally getting used as a chew good thing this wasn't one of the 28-foot 500 pound behemoth that are out there
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Sardine Feeding Frenzy PIPE...
sardines by the thousands. Even the copper sharks give this 50 foot behemoth a wide berth.
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Erika Cheung: Theranos,...
illustrating all the deficiencies and the problems that I had seen in the laboratory. And as endearingly as my dad kind of notes this as being my, like, dragon-slayer moment, where I had risen up and fought this behemoth and it caused this domino effect, I can tell you right now,
Video examples
Meet Spot, the robot dog...
which is available from data recorded from robots and simulations and things like that. So it's a data-driven hardware design. And using processes like that, not only the upper leg but some other things, we've gotten our robots to go from big, behemoth, bulky, slow, bad robots --
Video examples
The world’s largest...
Leviatha weighs something like 150 metric tons, and she’s the largest animal in the world. But she’s not even close to being the largest organism by weight, which is estimated to equal about 40 Leviatha’s. So where is this behemoth?
Video examples
Rockets 101 PIPE National...
this behemoth was used to launch the Apollo missions to the moon. - We choose to go to the moon not because they are easy, but because they are hard. - Since the beginning of human history, adventurers have looked at the skies
Video examples
The Train Heist PIPE Think...
providing supplies to settlements and facilities. This armored behemoth undergoes a complex and unpredictable unloading procedure— a procedure which is displayed, in detail, on a screen within the engine car.
Video examples
The Greek myth of Talos,...
But despite his robotic behavior, he possessed an internal life his victims could scarcely imagine. And soon, the behemoth would encounter a ship of invaders that would test his mettle.
Video examples
A brief history of the...
Dante’s Satan is a three-headed, bat-winged behemoth who feasts on sinners. But he’s also an object of powerless as the panicked beating of his wings only encases him further in ice.
Video examples
Architectural secrets of...
and stand vertically; or this 4,000-pound behemoth that springs itself to life to dance onstage. And what I've found is that by thinking of architecture
Video examples
How to Survive an...
from occasionally getting used as a chew good thing this wasn't one of the 28-foot 500 pound behemoth that are out there
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Sardine Feeding Frenzy PIPE...
sardines by the thousands. Even the copper sharks give this 50 foot behemoth a wide berth.
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Elizabeth Flock
American Author
Not every dollar spent to gain influence on Capitol Hill comes from a big global industrial behemoth. Hundreds of small advocacy groups and nonprofits spend thousands each year to lobby Congress and federal agencies on the issues they care about most, and their efforts often go under the radar.
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Upamanyu Chatterjee
Indian Public Servant
Governance is complex, difficult, and on the whole, thankless - why ever should the Bright Young Things leave the management of their hotels, newspapers, banks, TV channels and corporations to join, like fleas on a behemoth, the government? Wherein lies the difference between the two worlds?
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
Facebook is a known behemoth corporate monopoly. It has exposed at least 87 million people's data, enabled foreign propaganda and perpetuated discrimination. We shouldn't be begging for Facebook's endorsement of laws, or for Mark Zuckerberg's promises of self-regulation.
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Rutger Bregman
Dutch Historian
From Scotland to India, and from Silicon Valley to Kenya, policymakers all over the world have become interested in basic income as an answer to poverty, unemployment and the bureaucratic behemoth of the modern welfare state.
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Patty Jenkins
American Director
There was a movie I was trying to make right after 'Monster,' a bigger behemoth: the Chuck Yeager story. It was a life dream, but it just didn't line up. We just had issues with the life rights, ultimately.
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Shawn Levy
Canadian Director
I never set out to build some behemoth comedy career. My taste in movies is far more eclectic than that so my aspirations as a filmmaker are far more eclectic than that.
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Henry Golding
British Actor
I've got so much respect for 'Bond.' It's such an iconic cultural behemoth. I love the whole story - Ian Fleming's stories are amazing.
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Jenny Slate
American Actress
Saturday Night Live' will always be this amazing, powerful behemoth, but it's also not the only thing happening in comedy anymore.
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David Mitchell
English Novelist
I rarely ever put my head above the rampart and see where this big lumbering behemoth called 'global literature' is going.
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Elizabeth Flock
American Author
Not every dollar spent to gain influence on Capitol Hill comes from a big global industrial behemoth. Hundreds of small advocacy groups and nonprofits spend thousands each year to lobby Congress and federal agencies on the issues they care about most, and their efforts often go under the radar.
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Upamanyu Chatterjee
Indian Public Servant
Governance is complex, difficult, and on the whole, thankless - why ever should the Bright Young Things leave the management of their hotels, newspapers, banks, TV channels and corporations to join, like fleas on a behemoth, the government? Wherein lies the difference between the two worlds?
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
Facebook is a known behemoth corporate monopoly. It has exposed at least 87 million people's data, enabled foreign propaganda and perpetuated discrimination. We shouldn't be begging for Facebook's endorsement of laws, or for Mark Zuckerberg's promises of self-regulation.
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Rutger Bregman
Dutch Historian
From Scotland to India, and from Silicon Valley to Kenya, policymakers all over the world have become interested in basic income as an answer to poverty, unemployment and the bureaucratic behemoth of the modern welfare state.
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Patty Jenkins
American Director
There was a movie I was trying to make right after 'Monster,' a bigger behemoth: the Chuck Yeager story. It was a life dream, but it just didn't line up. We just had issues with the life rights, ultimately.
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Shawn Levy
Canadian Director
I never set out to build some behemoth comedy career. My taste in movies is far more eclectic than that so my aspirations as a filmmaker are far more eclectic than that.
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Henry Golding
British Actor
I've got so much respect for 'Bond.' It's such an iconic cultural behemoth. I love the whole story - Ian Fleming's stories are amazing.
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Jenny Slate
American Actress
Saturday Night Live' will always be this amazing, powerful behemoth, but it's also not the only thing happening in comedy anymore.
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David Mitchell
English Novelist
I rarely ever put my head above the rampart and see where this big lumbering behemoth called 'global literature' is going.
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