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
The artificial egg tech is the latest addition to Colossal's list of de-extinction projects, which now span dodo birds, dire wolves, and mammoths.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
In a twist of prehistoric irony, our ancestors’ hunting skills proved too effective, leading to the extinction of mammoths around 10,000 years ago—and mammoth-bone dwellings with them.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Fossils have also been found that indicate the islands were also once home to pygmy mammoths, which only reached 4 to 6 feet tall.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
Fossils have also been found that indicate the islands were also once home to pygmy mammoths, which only reached 4 to 6 feet tall.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
Surviving Earth explores the world 450M years ago featuring giant sea scorpions, mammoths and sabertooths.
—Peter White, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Unlike typical mice with short gray-brown coats, these woolly mice have long dirty-blond hair that mimics the shaggy fur that helped protect mammoths from the Arctic cold.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
Fans typically think of interior defensive linemen as the mammoths of the gridiron who dominate with size and strength.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Unlike many slow-moving urban mammoths, this could be a model for how to integrate local desires with capitalist imperatives to deliver your friendly neighborhood megaproject.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
In a twist of prehistoric irony, our ancestors’ hunting skills proved too effective, leading to the extinction of mammoths around 10,000 years ago—and mammoth-bone dwellings with them.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Fossils have also been found that indicate the islands were also once home to pygmy mammoths, which only reached 4 to 6 feet tall.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
Fossils have also been found that indicate the islands were also once home to pygmy mammoths, which only reached 4 to 6 feet tall.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
Surviving Earth explores the world 450M years ago featuring giant sea scorpions, mammoths and sabertooths.
—Peter White, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Unlike typical mice with short gray-brown coats, these woolly mice have long dirty-blond hair that mimics the shaggy fur that helped protect mammoths from the Arctic cold.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
Fans typically think of interior defensive linemen as the mammoths of the gridiron who dominate with size and strength.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Unlike many slow-moving urban mammoths, this could be a model for how to integrate local desires with capitalist imperatives to deliver your friendly neighborhood megaproject.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mammoths
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Twenty whales — 19 belugas and one killer whale — have died at Marineland since 2019, according to provincial government data obtained through freedom-of-information laws and official statements.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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While much research on animal communication focuses on large mammals thought to have relatively rich communication systems, such as primates and cetaceans (whales and dolphins), Birch said the judges try to cast a wide zoological net.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Some are composites assembled from multiple dinosaurs or replica bones to create the illusion of a more complete skeleton.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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Kank australis belongs to the unenlagiids, a family of small-to-medium theropod dinosaurs discovered across Late Cretaceous deposits in South America, Antarctica, Australia, and Madagascar.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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The deal also comes at a time of biotech dealmaking frenzy, driven by looming patent cliffs, newly buoyant public markets and pharma giants’ race to bolster their pipelines.—
Anniek Bao,Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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Analysts have said Microsoft’s Xbox consoles and Game Pass subscription service have underperformed, caught between traditional gaming giants and cheaper, casual rivals like the Nex Playground active game system.—
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Democrats never dare to criticize any of these Third World monsters, only the cops trying to protect American taxpayers from their cruel depredations.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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This is because the main enemies in this game look to be large chitinous alien monsters, which your titular Gundam can slice into tiny pieces.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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In 2022, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled 5–2 that elephants have no constitutional rights and that Happy should not be released pursuant to habeas corpus, per the NYT.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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There is an old joke involving the use of a pea shooter or pea gun to try to take down an elephant.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Mammoths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mammoths. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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