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
Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
The Context The 39-year-old made her return to the desert for her second headline set with a mammoth 21-song set.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
The baby mammoth had been preserved in permafrost until she was dug up in the cold Russian province of Yakutia last year.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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If adopted, legal scholars have argued, the new law could help the world’s richest person in his effort to reverse the court’s order in January 2024 that rescinded his mammoth pay package.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
The Context The 39-year-old made her return to the desert for her second headline set with a mammoth 21-song set.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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Researchers studied mammoth mitochondrial DNA from as far back as 1.3 million years, with the most recent based on genetic material from a relatively recent mammoth from about 125,000 years ago.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
The baby mammoth had been preserved in permafrost until she was dug up in the cold Russian province of Yakutia last year.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mammoth
Adjective
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But seeing the slow nature of gigantic bureaucratic machines such as these, this is not enough to move beyond policy to practice.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Bucks predictably got a massive game from Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 36 points to go with 12 rebounds, but the absence of their point guard, Lillard, was a gigantic blow.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Researchers hoped the whales were heading southward to round Florida back into the Atlantic.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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This enchanting performance, captured by divers, is believed to be part of the whale’s mating behavior.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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So far, a handful of notable companies are on board, including gaming giant Razer.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Now, just six weeks away from the prestigious U.S. Open, another major course, the Oakmont Country Club, is dealing with the aftermath of a giant storm.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The landscapes, bracketed by Russia and China borderlines, have stories to tell, from the Steppe grasslands, where Chinggis Khaan (aka Genghis Khan) once rode, to the Gobi Desert, where arid landscapes belie subterranean layers rich in coal, gold, and dinosaur bones.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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Subjects range from a dinosaur fossil dig in Central China, the opening of Cuba to American tourists, the new energy in Vienna and the best seafood spots on Canada’s Prince Edward Island to a luxury camp in Antarctica and the best new restaurant in New York.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Scammers convince you to take cash to a bitcoin ATM Her story highlights one huge red flag that consumers must watch out for these days — how scammers are convincing you to take cash to a crypto ATM at the local party store, gas station or grocery.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The overall approach—making scientists prove why mining shouldn’t happen in specific parts of a huge area, without the data to do so—frustrated scientists.—
Christian Elliott,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Switch was a monster, so the assumption is that sure, players will pay a full 50% more for a new one, if not more.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Oviedo and Sepúlveda shared with las Casas the view that Indians were not monsters and did, in fact, have souls that could be saved (a matter of debate for much of the sixteenth century).—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Dozens of David Bowie Albums Have Cracked the Top 10 Throughout his unparalleled career, Bowie racked up an enormous number of top 10s on the Official Physical Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Jaguars kicked off the night with a bang, executing an enormous trade to move up for Hunter.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Five African elephants reside at the park, two of them 7-year-old calves.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Then the older elephants — Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves, Zuli and Mkhaya.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Mammoth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mammoth. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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