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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
Chris Pratt is known for having action-forward roles in movies – wrestling supervillains, fighting video-game baddies, befriending dinosaurs, occasionally playing baseball, that sort of thing.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Conifers have grown on Earth for at least 150 million years, when dinosaurs roamed the land.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
The dinosaurs were largely wiped out by the asteroid strike in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula 66 million years ago.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
These would have been useful traits in a world full of small mammals, lizards and dinosaurs.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Some kids are fascinated by dinosaurs and space exploration, while others prefer getting their hands dirty in nature.
—Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
Experts say Woodward and her team’s approach could force paleontologists to reevaluate how fast other dinosaurs and extinct animals grew.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2026
In other words, political dinosaurs—or monsters—must at least give lip service to affordability.
—Alissa Quart
january 2, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
But when the dinosaurs walked through the area, it was formed of tidal flats that stretched for hundreds of miles, and the environment was tropical.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Conifers have grown on Earth for at least 150 million years, when dinosaurs roamed the land.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
The dinosaurs were largely wiped out by the asteroid strike in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula 66 million years ago.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
These would have been useful traits in a world full of small mammals, lizards and dinosaurs.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Some kids are fascinated by dinosaurs and space exploration, while others prefer getting their hands dirty in nature.
—Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
Experts say Woodward and her team’s approach could force paleontologists to reevaluate how fast other dinosaurs and extinct animals grew.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2026
In other words, political dinosaurs—or monsters—must at least give lip service to affordability.
—Alissa Quart
january 2, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
But when the dinosaurs walked through the area, it was formed of tidal flats that stretched for hundreds of miles, and the environment was tropical.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinosaurs
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The historic downtown is full of antique mining relics and quirky businesses.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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The square Edelman and fellow students dug in, after determining the spot might yield interesting relics, did produce tiles, pieces of ceramic and more.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
5 Jan. 2026
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But for the population, which stands at 384 whales, to rebound from its substantial losses in the past decade, many more calves will need to be born.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The fewer than 100 Rice’s whales remaining live across the Gulf but are most common off Florida, and the opinion estimated that drilling will kill nine Rice’s whales through vessel strikes and seriously injure three more over the next 45 years.—
Christian Wagley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2026
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Lawmakers were pushing a measure, similar to those enacted in Australia and Canada, that would have forced tech giants to pay online publishers for the ransacking, er, use, of their journalistic content.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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China’s tech sector—including giants like Alibaba and Kuaishou, and small startups like DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax—is locked in a race to lead the way in AI.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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But beneath his plush exterior and upbeat messaging, Buddy is an insatiably needy, controlling narcissist requiring constant affirmations of the children’s love and filling their heads with terror of the monsters lurking in the outside world beyond the park in which the show takes place.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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And the monsters are truly terrifying.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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Savvy ancestors As mammoths and elephants were rare in prehistoric England, the discovery highlights the advanced cognitive skills of early humans.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed the species at the top of the food chain, alongside apex predators like lions – feasting on big animals such as mammoths or bison.—
Jay Kakade
December 31,
New Atlas,
31 Dec. 2025
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Coral planting in Costa Rica, women’s empowerment projects in Morocco, artisan preservation in Japan and Sweden, and elephant sanctuaries in Botswana are embedded into itineraries.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Rigid colorway has indigo denim panels throughout the upper, complemented by black-on-black elephant print.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Dinosaurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinosaurs. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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