goliath
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7.4
- noun
- /ɡəˈlaɪəθ/
:
gigante
- It is a David and Goliath type situation as as we were talking about earlier.
- goliath tarantula
- goliath catfish
- goliath bird
And so it really was a grassroots David and Goliath story.
- And so it really was a grassroots David and Goliath story.
- This is not good because real estate is a very slow moving Goliath.
- Like there are these Davids fighting against the establishment Goliath.
- It's the ultimate David and Goliath story.
- Now we've researched this and it's tedious in the beginning at first because David is fighting Goliath.
- I mean, Black Sea bass, red snapper, gag grouper at one point, a lot of these Goliath grouper, there was trips where we'd come back with boatloads of Jew fish or Goliath grouper.
- Uh, and I felt like that was a, to be, you know, Darren versus Goliath.
- They're become Goliath loses to David every day of the week when David acts like David.
Examples
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From humble beginnings in Leytonstone, to playing for Goliaths such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, and Paris Saint Germain.
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And so it really was a grassroots David and Goliath story.
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OK, Yeah, that's a David and Goliath scenario, right?
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See they looked at at Goliath and compared Goliath's size to theirs.
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The entertainment, the LA Times and the entertainment, you know, the Goliaths are all at the peak of their powers.
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Our sources claim that Antony's fleet consisted of gigantic ships, while Octavians were far smaller, a David versus Goliath situation.
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Here is where you'll find the majority of anti-free-market regulations designed to stifle competition and create many of these goliath monopolies.
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The Mountain View, Calif.-based company closed the market cap gap in just 10 months; however, it forced the once-goliath Microsoft to now walk in the footsteps of Google.
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But Ryan and Romney are right that the Medicare goliath must be slain if we are to avoid a future in which there's no money to pay for education—or anything else—for decades to come.
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In the tech industry, small startups often struggle against goliaths like Apple and Microsoft.
Synonyms
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2.5
A very large person or animal with a strange, frightening body
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1.0
A very large and strong person or thing
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4.5
A person, team, or organization that is very successful and able to influence others
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7.8
A very large and powerful thing, person, or group
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3.5
A person who has great power or influence in a field
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6.9
An important person with power in a company or group
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8.4
A person who has great power and controls a country or people
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7.1
A very powerful and important person in a field
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9.1
A very large powerful force that cannot be stopped, for example a company or government
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9.3
A very large and powerful thing, for example a company or ship
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8.1
A person who is partly god and partly human with great powers
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5.1
An important person with power in a company or field
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7.5
A very large, strong, or important person like a leader
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8.1
A very powerful person or company that others cannot easily challenge
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9.5
A very important person in a group or organization, often the most powerful
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8.1
An important person who makes key decisions for a group
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8.2
A very large and powerful company or group that dominates its field
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9.9
A giant character with a huge appetite in a famous French comic novel
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5.2
A very large man who is strong
A person or group much more powerful than others in an area
A very large or powerful thing that causes great damage like the movie monster
A very large, powerful person or object used as a comparison
A joking name for a person who has great power in a group
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- South African
A very large frog from central Africa that can grow up to a foot long and weigh about ten pounds
- Specialized
A very large West African frog that can reach about one foot long and weigh ten pounds
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Etymology
The word goliath comes from the Bible, where Goliath was a 'giant' warrior who fought David. So today calling someone a goliath means they are very large or very powerful.