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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
The Bridgerton alum stars opposite Scarlett Johansson in this summer's dinosaur action sequel Jurassic World Rebirth.
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 18 June 2025
This summer, however, Universal Studios has made the ride even wetter, thanks to additional dinosaurs and new geysers.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Like his predecessors, Dex uses his Dino Field Guide to magically see and study dinosaurs in the real world.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 June 2025
The Earth’s climate was warm at the beginning of the Jurassic and without polar ice, meaning animals from mammals to amphibians to dinosaurs were able to more easily move across the Pangea supercontinent, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 18 June 2025
This summer, however, Universal Studios has made the ride even wetter, thanks to additional dinosaurs and new geysers.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Like his predecessors, Dex uses his Dino Field Guide to magically see and study dinosaurs in the real world.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 June 2025
The Earth’s climate was warm at the beginning of the Jurassic and without polar ice, meaning animals from mammals to amphibians to dinosaurs were able to more easily move across the Pangea supercontinent, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinosaur
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Thanks to Gaia, scientists now can better gauge the amount of dark matter within our galaxy and have been able to track the Milky Way’s growth and evolution across eons via relic streams of stars strewn from ancient mergers with other, smaller galaxies.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
18 June 2025
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Primarily a relic of the Silent era, the technique would only be used for specific stylistic purposes today.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
17 June 2025
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But staff say whales have been spotted in the area, with humpbacks finally making a return after a 25-year absence.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2025
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The House Natural Resources Committee has also suggested weakening the Marine Mammal Protection Act with an apparent intent to unravel protections for species like the North Atlantic right whale and the Gulf of Mexico Rice’s whale.—
Christine Peterson,
Vox,
27 June 2025
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Sonny strides onto the track with unruffled cool—a Pitt signature—and is laconic enough to endure a series of press conferences at which journalists are quick to label him a has-been.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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On June 8, Nicole Scherzinger, 46, won her first Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role as Norma Desmond, a has-been staging a comeback in Sunset Blvd, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway adaptation of the 1950 film by the same name.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 June 2025
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Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Mexico has gone without loss thus far in the 2025 Gold Cup, though things have been far from perfect for the CONCACAF giants, as Mexico narrowly defeated the Dominican Republic 3-2 in its Gold Cup opener.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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In a major shakeup of the European television market, German broadcast giant RTL Group has signed a deal to acquire pay-TV group Sky Deutschland from Comcast.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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The monster season Soto gave the Yankees last year, leading them to the World Series, is what the Padres expected from him.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Today, that monster lives on, not in steel and speakers, but in light.—
Noah Eckstein,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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The results show Manas is now estimated to have one of the highest elephant densities in the world.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2025
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Although this prehistoric ancestor of the elephant species went extinct around 11,000 years ago, the large fruit plants that relied on them for seed dispersal are still around, albeit critically endangered.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
16 June 2025
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Stunning pictures show a female baby mammoth, dating back over 130,000 years, recently being dissected by Russian scientists.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In March 2025, Colossal unveiled its woolly mouse, engineered to carry genes for the mammoth's characteristic thick, golden coat and accelerated fat metabolism.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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“Dinosaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinosaur. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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