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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
Larger ones, however, can cause regional or even global effects, such as the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs millions of years ago.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Almost all of the largest plant and animal species on Earth were driven to extinction, including all of the non-avian dinosaurs and the last of the flying reptiles.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
It's also believed that crabs of this species survived after a meteorite struck Earth around 66 million years ago, the infamous event that led to the extinction of dinosaurs.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Still, being able to breed dinosaurs gives you a more organic method of creating life.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Upper Cretaceous period, or late Cretaceous, represented the last true age of dinosaurs, stretching from about 100 million years ago to their extinction 66 million years ago.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The titular robotic dinosaurs are machines piloted by humans who, in the new series, must defend Earth from a monstrous alien invasion trying to resurrect its prehistoric army.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Attractions include Jurassic Fright Corn Maze with dinosaurs, cow train, animal feeding and flower fields.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
The group went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period, as did other non-avian dinosaurs.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Almost all of the largest plant and animal species on Earth were driven to extinction, including all of the non-avian dinosaurs and the last of the flying reptiles.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
It's also believed that crabs of this species survived after a meteorite struck Earth around 66 million years ago, the infamous event that led to the extinction of dinosaurs.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Still, being able to breed dinosaurs gives you a more organic method of creating life.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Upper Cretaceous period, or late Cretaceous, represented the last true age of dinosaurs, stretching from about 100 million years ago to their extinction 66 million years ago.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The titular robotic dinosaurs are machines piloted by humans who, in the new series, must defend Earth from a monstrous alien invasion trying to resurrect its prehistoric army.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Attractions include Jurassic Fright Corn Maze with dinosaurs, cow train, animal feeding and flower fields.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
The group went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period, as did other non-avian dinosaurs.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinosaurs
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It was born with the same temperature everywhere, it was born spatially flat, and it was born in such a way that those non-existent high-energy relics were forbidden.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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Edge grew up surrounded by Civil War folklore and relics.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Driftwood tent shelters appear marooned like shipwrecks, and the beach is scattered with the bones of the giant whales.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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It was enacted the year before the Endangered Species Act, at a time when the movement to save whales from extinction was growing.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Except buying Madrid is impossible because the Spanish giants have never been for sale.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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For the first time, a rocket aims to surpass the past giants in power and capacity and make space travel economically sustainable.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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The project — which chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprising three members who just happen to also fight monsters from the underworld — has been a surprise hit for the streamer, and its soundtrack has spent several weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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As with the tikbálang, many monsters' status as threatening beings started within the confines of colonialism, Zarka pointed out.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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In a study published in Cell, researchers set out to trace the microbial companions of mammoths across a staggering timeline, from over a million years ago to their final days on Wrangel Island just 4,000 years ago.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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Colossal's de-extinction projects now span dodos, dire wolves, mammoths, and moas.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Then the older elephants — Ndlula, Umngani, Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves Zuli and Mkhaya from any possible threats.—
Nina Græger,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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While analyzing over 300 skeletal remains excavated in northwestern Rome, a team of paleontologists found that the bones belong to a gigantic ancestor of today’s elephant.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Dinosaurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinosaurs. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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