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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
By analyzing the animal's spine, rib, pelvis and leg bones, including a front leg bone, researchers found the dinosaur would've weighed 54,000 pounds, or the equivalent of nine adult Asian elephants, and would've measured 88 feet in length.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Among these plant-eating, long-necked, thick-legged dinosaurs, with a torso containing a huge gut, were the Diplodocus and Brontosaurus.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Nagatitan belonged to the sauropod family of dinosaurs and lived in the Early Cretaceous period between 100 and 120 million years ago, according to UCL.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
In all, there are 14 named dinosaurs known from Thailand.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Among these plant-eating, long-necked, thick-legged dinosaurs, with a torso containing a huge gut, were the Diplodocus and Brontosaurus.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Nagatitan belonged to the sauropod family of dinosaurs and lived in the Early Cretaceous period between 100 and 120 million years ago, according to UCL.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
In all, there are 14 named dinosaurs known from Thailand.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinosaur
Noun
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Man on a hike uncovers gold sword relic hidden under tree.—
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FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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While the technique has existed for more than 1,000 years, Kira approaches it not as a relic, but as a tool that fits into everyday life.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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But the whale stranded repeatedly.—
Veronika Meduna,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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For a closer look, ask the concierge to arrange a whale-watching boat ride.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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In the Seventies, he was mocked as a Vegas has-been in a jumpsuit; in the Eighties, as a cultural colonizer.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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When her estranged daughter unexpectedly moves into their crumbling Manhattan townhouse, the TV has-been is confronted with the one role she’s spent her entire life avoiding: motherhood.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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Adani Green Energy withdrew its wind energy projects from Sri Lanka after the country sought to renegotiate prices, while a French oil giant also paused new investments.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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This compact began to fray in the 2010s as the scrappy upstarts of the early days grew into globe-spanning giants with untold power and influence.—
Jonathan Weber,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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The minotaur was a monster, half man and half bull, that was imprisoned in a dark underground labyrinth.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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This little green creature then tries to help the Minions find more monsters to flesh out their film, a plan that unsurprisingly goes awry.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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With a white leather upper, Fire Red Jumpman branding and accents and the sneaker’s iconic gray elephant print overlays, the White Cement Air Jordan 3 is widely praised as one of the top pairs in athletic footwear history.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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Everybody has a song for everything, the corn is as high as an elephant’s eye, and the only bridge out of town leads nowhere.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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In a twist of prehistoric irony, our ancestors’ hunting skills proved too effective, leading to the extinction of mammoths around 10,000 years ago—and mammoth-bone dwellings with them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Fossils have also been found that indicate the islands were also once home to pygmy mammoths, which only reached 4 to 6 feet tall.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Dinosaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinosaur. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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