as in gigantic
unusually large
a mammoth book with color plates of birds native to North America
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as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful
even as sport-utility vehicles go, that one is a mammoth
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Recent Examples of mammoth
John Shipley, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
The greatest of novels often swell to mammoth size, contain an element of crazy hyperabundance, because of the effort of doing justice to both things at once.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
That would make sense if all Columbian mammoths clustered together with the Mexican ones.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Heyer had two mammoth double-doubles in the semifinal and final, and Battle averaged 19 points in the tournament, with a career-high 35 in an overtime victory over Gonzaga.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
The greatest of novels often swell to mammoth size, contain an element of crazy hyperabundance, because of the effort of doing justice to both things at once.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
Identification of microbes The team used genomic and bioinformatic techniques to analyze the remains of woolly and steppe mammoths.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
That would make sense if all Columbian mammoths clustered together with the Mexican ones.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mammoth
Adjective
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The Patriots cruising into halftime with a gigantic lead.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Here, slowly being swallowed by vegetation and worn down by time, are gigantic mausoleums, vast underground cisterns, temples, imposing city walls and a breathtaking theater perched, like Machu Picchu, on a hilltop that offers views stretching for miles all around.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Killer whales are highly social ocean predators that live and travel in groups, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The law that banned whale captivity did not apply to the existing population of captive whales at Marineland, but the park had to comply with another part of the law that forbade breeding.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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A little further out, there’s a much more conventional factory site, where giant industrial mixers mass-produce the Firmenich scents.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Those weeks saw students, pensioners, veterans, doctors and teachers stand in freezing temperatures around giant stages, teaching politicians that this was not a crowd to lead, but one to follow.—
Nick Spicer,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Still, being able to breed dinosaurs gives you a more organic method of creating life.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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When a small mishap threats the holiday sparkle, a new dinosaur ornament called Chris goes on a quest to find his missing hat and prove himself to the others.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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More pertinently, if Iroegbunam or Gueye tired or did not screen passes correctly (shown below), Rogers and Emiliano Buendia had huge spaces to receive and turn, owing to Everton’s deep centre-backs refusing to step out.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Mason had a huge game against the Bengals in Week 3, racking up 116 yards and two touchdowns on two carries.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fan Fest Nights would not be the first time that Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Wolf Man and other classic monsters have shared space with Scooby-Doo and the gang.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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But the trip is going to be an extreme test of fortitude, fate, and faith, evidenced by Lionsgate's preview revealing obstacles including a hellish radiation storm, monster waves, meteors pummeling the Earth, and lethal bands of desperate survivors prowling the continent.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Apple Valley Model Railroad Museum has an enormous (22 feet by 100 feet) model railroad built in a picturesque Western North Carolina landscape.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Thanks to Google’s enormous war chest, Waymo has had the luxury to spend 16 years raking in data to create more precise self-driving cars, all with the hope of an eventual payoff.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Enormous driftwood trees are scattered along the shore, producing a scene that’s often compared to an elephant boneyard.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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One Pasteurella-like microbe carried genetic hints of virulence and has ties to deadly outbreaks in modern African elephants.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Mammoth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mammoth. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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