as in whales
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 mammoths
Savvy ancestors As mammoths and elephants were rare in prehistoric England, the discovery highlights the advanced cognitive skills of early humans.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
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
These traits mirror adaptations that once helped mammoths survive frigid, resource-scarce environments.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
She's excited by the results - and not just for mammoths.
—NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
Humans have had an impact on biodiversity as far back as 130,000 years ago, with the disappearance of mammoths and giant sloths—and extinction has continued in our wake as the human race spread across the globe.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
These were places rich with prey like bison, camels, horses and even young mammoths.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That would make sense if all Columbian mammoths clustered together with the Mexican ones.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
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
These traits mirror adaptations that once helped mammoths survive frigid, resource-scarce environments.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
She's excited by the results - and not just for mammoths.
—NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
Humans have had an impact on biodiversity as far back as 130,000 years ago, with the disappearance of mammoths and giant sloths—and extinction has continued in our wake as the human race spread across the globe.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
These were places rich with prey like bison, camels, horses and even young mammoths.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That would make sense if all Columbian mammoths clustered together with the Mexican ones.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mammoths
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An aerial survey team of South Carolina wildlife officials have spotted groups of seven or eight whales socializing, something that hasn’t happened in a while, Thompson of Georgia DNR said.—
Kristi Swartz,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Humpback whales are known to feed near the surface, especially when chasing schools of herring, which can sometimes bring them close to boats or kayakers.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Instead of all the man-eating dinosaurs breaking free of their exhibits, everything remained hunky-dory, and the guests actually enjoyed their time at the resort.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Still, a young kid is a young kid no matter the era, and to fulfill his wish of seeing real dinosaurs, Arco disobeys his parents.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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The same story played out in music, where AI tools lowered barriers to entry but platform economics still favored a few giants.—
Aisha Alves,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2026
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Such giants have been hampered by worries that their stock prices shot too high and became too expensive following their years-long dominance of the market.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 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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Spike had sired three elephant calves at other zoos, but none survived.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The nana had picked out two new outfits for the baby girl, including a long-sleeve onesie with an elephant crowned by a pink bow on its front.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Mammoths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mammoths. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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