as in gigantic
unusually large
a mammoth book with color plates of birds native to North America
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as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
even as sport-utility vehicles go, that one is a mammoth
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Recent Examples of mammoth
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
The only other sound came from the two mammoth screens overlooking the parking lot, broadcasting entertainment for those sitting on the restaurant balcony.
—Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 24 July 2025
Previously thought to be early domesticated dogs or tamed wolves living near humans, the animals’ remains were found near woolly mammoth bones that had been burned and cut by humans, suggesting the canids lived near a site where humans butchered mammoths.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
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Adjective
Grande’s Brighter Days Ahead visual was a mammoth undertaking, more short film than music video.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
The only other sound came from the two mammoth screens overlooking the parking lot, broadcasting entertainment for those sitting on the restaurant balcony.
—Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
These static, profile views often depict male and female elk, sometimes with calves, and occasionally alongside other Ice Age fauna such as mammoths, woolly rhinos, and ostriches.
—Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 24 July 2025
Previously thought to be early domesticated dogs or tamed wolves living near humans, the animals’ remains were found near woolly mammoth bones that had been burned and cut by humans, suggesting the canids lived near a site where humans butchered mammoths.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mammoth
Adjective
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You may be relieved to know that this book does not involve a gigantic replica of anyone’s birth canal.—
Jamie Harrow,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Royer, who worked as an architect before joining Ford 15 years ago, said the miniature clay world headquarters will be something people can use to navigate the real-life gigantic space.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
16 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
Adjective
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But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation.—
Sharareh Drury,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Texas Ordering amid the heat and smoke of Kreuz’s massive pit room, where the countermen pull giant hunks of beef brisket and shoulder clod from the brick pits and carve them on round butcher blocks, remains an essential Texas barbecue experience.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Internet users can't get enough of Rue's dinosaur-like appearance, leading to more than 1,700 comments on the viral TikTok post already.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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And 250 million years ago, extraordinary heat nearly killed off complex life in the high-CO2, end-Permian mass extinction known as the Great Dying, just before the rise of the dinosaurs.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Studio Ends Big Night With Record Wins Seth Rogen closed out a huge night for Apple TV+’s The Studio, which won best comedy.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Stewart has also become a huge advocate for New Yorkers who were exposed to deadly toxins during the 9/11 attacks, and even spoke before Congress in 2019 to urge the passing of a bill that would provide aid to victims.—
Keith Langston,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 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
Adjective
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For brands, the potential is enormous.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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And that will be an enormous problem Thursday against Buffalo’s Josh Allen — perhaps the NFL’s top quarterback running threat — if it’s not corrected.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
17 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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“Mammoth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mammoth. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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