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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 genus Acanthochitona developed about 92 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Once the domain of museums and universities, dinosaur fossils have become increasingly popular investments.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Very few dinosaurs re-enter the market after they are bought, with most permanently held in private collections or donated to museums.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2026
Researchers believe the dinosaur's crest — a large bony ridge rising from the top of the dinosaur's skull — was brightly colored and covered in keratin.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Once the domain of museums and universities, dinosaur fossils have become increasingly popular investments.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Very few dinosaurs re-enter the market after they are bought, with most permanently held in private collections or donated to museums.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2026
Researchers believe the dinosaur's crest — a large bony ridge rising from the top of the dinosaur's skull — was brightly colored and covered in keratin.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinosaur
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This creature was a holdover, a relic of an earlier evolutionary era still hanging on while newer, more advanced animals were already evolving around it.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Yet, through careful restoration, elements like Pabst’s bar and other relics have been preserved and restored to showcase the rich history of this tie to Wisconsin’s past.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The 80-foot-long grinning behemoth floating in a roadside pond was built as an anniversary gift for the owner’s whale-loving wife.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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In addition to a long music career, McDonald remained politically active, advocating on behalf of saving the whales and helping Vietnam War veterans.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 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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Those are just some examples of how Chinese startups and tech giants are rapidly expanding worldwide, one year after DeepSeek’s AI reasoning model shocked global investors.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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In addition to expanding its work with Visa, Bridge will participate in an ongoing pilot from the payments network giant that explores the feasibility of settling charges with stablecoins on blockchains, instead of traditional bank transfers.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Bride not looking like a monster and retaining her desirability after reanimation is common, but only sometimes interrogated.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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Whale, and later fellow directors Franc Rodman, Branagh and now Gyllenhaal, imagined what might have happened if Frankenstein had completed the female monster.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The world’s largest mammal, a century-plus elephant nicknamed Henry, was killed in 1955 and is on permanent exhibit at the Smithsonian.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Given Kiwi’s little legs, Ambriz held her up to see most exhibits, including her favorite, the elephants.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Unlike typical mice with short gray-brown coats, these woolly mice have long dirty-blond hair that mimics the shaggy fur that helped protect mammoths from the Arctic cold.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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Fans typically think of interior defensive linemen as the mammoths of the gridiron who dominate with size and strength.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dinosaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinosaur. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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