dinosaurs

noun

plural of dinosaur
1
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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2
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 Switch-hitters are going the way of the dinosaurs, and just about every pitcher in baseball has really, really good stuff, so teams want an edge in their lineup with balance. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026 In the photo, a cake with a gold number 3 could be seen in the center of a table, featuring what appeared to be dinosaurs on it. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026 Armed with a baseball bat and a shotgun, the Platt family must survive the dinosaurs terrorizing their quaint 1980s neighborhood, rescue their family dog Starbuck and uncover what has happened to Oak Street. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 Children who are interested in dinosaurs can stomp over to 95th Street Library for a paleontological dig at the Dino Research Center. — Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 Identifying red blood cells in dinosaurs The fossil is a partial hind limb of Aratasaurus museunacionali, a theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026 According to the study, scientists have long recognized the connection between the diversification of plant-eating dinosaurs and the rise of flowering plants during this period. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026 Omara stayed behind and became one of those dinosaurs until Cooder came along and broke the silence of that beautiful voice. — George Diaz, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026 The creature belonged to a family of nonavian dinosaurs known as the caenagnathids characterized by sleek physiologies and toothless beaks. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026
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  1. relics
  2. whales
  3. giants
  4. monsters
  5. mammoths
  6. elephants
Noun
  • And around the world, wars and religious persecution have destroyed prayer books, Bibles, Qurans, Torah scrolls, statues, iconography, shrines, relics and many other materials considered venerable.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Architectural relics from the Nazi era can help people draw lessons from the past.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of relics
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  • In February last year, more than 150 whales beached off the coast of Tasmania, Australia – and all of them either died or were euthanized – in the first mass stranding of the animals in Tasmania in 50 years.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Necropsy reports this week specified the causes of death for two beluga whales at Shedd Aquarium after they were rescued from Canada.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of whales
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  • The stock closed down about 4% Thursday as investors pondered the lawsuits, investigations, likely corporate jockeying and the resilience of a market driven by the gains of a few tech giants.
    — Kelvin Chan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Broadcom and other custom silicon makers could gain as tech giants look to design more of their own chips, rather than relying on Nvidia’s.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of giants
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  • The film, set between the years 1945 and 1947, depicts a society struggling to recover from war, only to be reduced, once again, by the arrival of a kaiju (as giant monsters are known in Japanese, and to fans of the corresponding film genre).
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The fight scene rules, and there are much, much worse things for kids to see than CGI monsters grievously injuring one another.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of monsters
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  • Almost forty thousand years ago, in the caves of Chauvet in France, someone painted lions, rhinoceroses, mammoths, and bears with striking naturalism, allowing the animals to emerge from the contours and relief of the stone walls.
    — Andrew Zuckerman, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of mammoths
Noun
  • Raised by caring elephants in an orphanage, Norden eventually ventures out on his own and finds a mate.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The bulk of the shoe’s upper appears in a black leather that appears well worn and yellowed, while brand marks in black with red trim match the elephant print’s color combo.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026
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“Dinosaurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinosaurs. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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