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as in relics
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 whales
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 dinosaurs
Children still play with toy cars, trains, dinosaurs or dolls.
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Mark Thirlwell,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
If your kid loves dinosaurs, this toy is a must-have.
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Anja Webb,
Parents,
24 June 2026
The space rock that led to the dinosaurs’ extinction slammed into the present-day Gulf of Mexico about 66 million years ago, while the last major example known as the Tunguska Event occurred in 1908.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
24 June 2026
The sculptor has designed giant dinosaurs and monuments to his country’s independence heroes in Cutral Co, an oil-producing town that has never attracted nearly as much attention as other Patagonian communities surrounded by picturesque lakes and mountains.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Each week introduces a different theme, from superheroes and marine life to dinosaurs and outer space, giving children something new to experience throughout July.
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Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
It was discovered on the Isle of Wight, an area famous for producing Cretaceous-era fossils, including dinosaurs such as Iguanodon.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Your kids can pick out their favorite pattern—dinosaurs, flowers, rainbows, and cars are all options—and the bag can be tucked into their backpack, tote, or duffel.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
Being in Steven Spielberg's sci-fi actioner was a career high for everyone involved, but some cast members have soared even higher since walking with dinosaurs.
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Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Mark Thirlwell,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
If your kid loves dinosaurs, this toy is a must-have.
—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
24 June 2026
The space rock that led to the dinosaurs’ extinction slammed into the present-day Gulf of Mexico about 66 million years ago, while the last major example known as the Tunguska Event occurred in 1908.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
24 June 2026
The sculptor has designed giant dinosaurs and monuments to his country’s independence heroes in Cutral Co, an oil-producing town that has never attracted nearly as much attention as other Patagonian communities surrounded by picturesque lakes and mountains.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Each week introduces a different theme, from superheroes and marine life to dinosaurs and outer space, giving children something new to experience throughout July.
—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
It was discovered on the Isle of Wight, an area famous for producing Cretaceous-era fossils, including dinosaurs such as Iguanodon.
—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Your kids can pick out their favorite pattern—dinosaurs, flowers, rainbows, and cars are all options—and the bag can be tucked into their backpack, tote, or duffel.
—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
Being in Steven Spielberg's sci-fi actioner was a career high for everyone involved, but some cast members have soared even higher since walking with dinosaurs.
—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinosaurs
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But the First Amendment is more than a few eloquent phrases about free speech, and its principles are far from historical relics.
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Even the rarest materials—Basra pearls, Golconda diamonds—get new life in a striking pair of earrings from Santi that mimic Maharaja ornamentation without feeling like ancient relics.
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Like all large whales, the NOAA said fin whales were hunted by commercial whalers and their populations were decimated.
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Data collected in this study could also help keep fishing activities away from these whales.
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Through a series of measures starting in 2022, Washington has cut off China’s access to the cutting-edge GPUs, throttling Chinese companies’ efforts in competing for the top AI models with US tech giants.
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Some plan to do so especially using solar and nuclear, including tech giants Amazon and Google.
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Based on the popular Quebec comic book created by Samuel Parent and commissioned by and produced in collaboration with Télé-Québec, the series, aimed at 6 to 9-year-olds, follows the adventures of a fearless kid who confronts monsters that haunt children in the darkness of night.
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With no idea what's going on, Dylan flees the FBC to find that the Hiss — otherworldly crimson monsters from another dimension — have overrun Manhattan.
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According to this theory, those now-extinct megafauna—the giant ground sloths and the giant beavers, the mastodons and mammoths, and even the lions and dire wolves—were relatively quickly hunted to extinction.
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The artificial egg tech is the latest addition to Colossal's list of de-extinction projects, which now span dodo birds, dire wolves, and mammoths.
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Then the babydoll-sized elephant walked into the room.
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The intimate, 28-guest Zambezi Queen navigates Botswana’s Chobe River, with elephants, buffalo, and hippos appearing with a regularity that starts to feel less like a sighting and more like the river’s daily cast.
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“Dinosaurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinosaurs. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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