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as in relic
one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity
as an old-time big-city boss, he's become something of a dinosaur in today's political world
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as in whale
something or someone that is unusually large and powerful
not that his small lawn needed such a dinosaur, but he bought a riding mower anyway
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Recent Examples of dinosaur
Most of the eggs there belong to the species Placoolithus tumiaolingensis in the Dendroolithidae family, a classification that is derived from the eggs rather than from a dinosaur’s fossil skeleton.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Paleontologists have discovered a new species of plant-eating dinosaur measuring at 39 feet long.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Some skeptics might argue that coral factories are only slightly more realistic than Baker’s childhood fantasies of becoming a dinosaur.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Still a lot cheaper than paying for dinosaur juice, mind.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Paleontologists have discovered a new species of plant-eating dinosaur measuring at 39 feet long.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Some skeptics might argue that coral factories are only slightly more realistic than Baker’s childhood fantasies of becoming a dinosaur.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Still a lot cheaper than paying for dinosaur juice, mind.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinosaur
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Comets are among the most captivating wanderers of the solar system — icy relics from its earliest days that blaze across the sky with glowing tails and mysterious origins.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Investors and policymakers should brace for a world where 2% becomes a relic, not a reality.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That, along with the currents and topography of the area, provides a plethora of small fish, which in turn draws a variety of whale species, including minke, fin, humpback, and even beluga whales.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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While critics have voiced concern about the ability of whales to skew markets, prediction markets are built in such a way that, when prices give a distorted view of reality, betting the other way proves profitable.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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DiCaprio makes a great, vital has-been, squinting at the horrors around him in disbelief, but mostly, driven by the need to protect his child.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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And as alcoholic has-been Morris, Matthau was fantastically slovenly and cynical, an anti–role model for the ages.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
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That is, with Venus and earth-like planets at habitable distances from their stars as well as gas giants orbiting at Jupiter-like distances (which in our solar system’s case is 5 astronomical units), or five times the average distance between the Earth and sun.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Oil giant ConocoPhillips alone holds more than half of the creditors’ claims—the Chavez regime seized its oil assets in 2007.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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This quiz invites you to explore the darker corners of sci-fi literature, where monsters lurk not just in shadows, but in laboratories, alien worlds and post-apocalyptic wastelands.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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As a smooth fixer for a tertiary monster who has maybe three lines, Morgan Spector is both chilling and thoroughly pointless.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Other mammals, including elephants and tree shrews, and some birds, such as Cedar Waxwings and hummingbirds, eat fermented fruit and nectar, which contain ethanol.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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Lean back and enjoy the view under umbrellas printed with elephants, giraffes, horses and tropical birds.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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These were places rich with prey like bison, camels, horses and even young mammoths.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This finding raises the possibility that mammoths, as close relatives of modern elephants, might have been susceptible to similar infections.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Dinosaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinosaur. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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