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At about 93 miles wide, the Chicxulub crater seems to be the right size and age to account for the dino die-off. — Victoria Jaggard, National Geographic, "Why did the dinosaurs go extinct?," 31 July 2019 The great thing about these is that the fake succulents can come out and you’re left with an empty dino planter. — Noelle Zielinski, Cincinnati.com, "Five Below is like the super-sized dollar store you didn't know about," 17 July 2019 The digital illusion impressively has the dino then appearing to break the glass to create an effect of water seemingly hitting guests horizontally. — Los Angeles Times, "What’s it like to ride the new Jurassic World ride at Universal Studios?," 16 July 2019 In 2017, about a hundred of the inflatable dinos protested President Trump’s proposed cuts to programs including the Peace Corps and Americorps. — Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, "Dozens of costumed T. rex race on a horse track in a delightfully bizarre video," 10 July 2019 Jurassic Park The OC Parks Sunset Cinema outdoor-screening series gets underway with Steven Spielberg’s 1993 dino-thriller; with Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Samuel L. Jackson, Wayne Knight. — Matt Cooper, latimes.com, "SoCal movie events & revivals, June 30-July 7: ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and more," 30 June 2019 Nearby, an oversize battle bot reminiscent of Iron Man was mounted on a blue robo-dino. — Andrew Curry, WIRED, "One Boy’s Dream Vacation to See Giant Construction Equipment," 26 June 2019 The woman with the dino dress and T. rex necklace that plunged into her cleavage. — Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, "‘Finally!’ Dinosaur lovers descend on the Smithsonian’s newly renovated fossil hall," 9 June 2019 Oh, and there will be giant moving dinos at the Academy of Natural Sciences. — Stephan Salisbury, https://www.inquirer.com, "N.C. Wyeth, Penn Museum’s moving sphinx, Gee’s Bend quilters, and more museum highlights," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dino.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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