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
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.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mammoths
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The findings suggest whales, like humans, cooperate during birth—something that had never been documented in detail before.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 May 2026
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The best way to experience this national park is from the water, and there are plenty of cruise tours available to take in the scenery and wildlife (think seals, sea lions, sea otters, puffins, orcas, whales, and eagles).—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis belonged to a group of dinosaurs known as sauropods, which were the largest animals ever to walk on land.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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Nagatitan belonged to the sauropod family of dinosaurs and lived in the Early Cretaceous period between 100 and 120 million years ago, according to UCL.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Traders have been buying tech giants on dips and selling big-name laggards including Costco, UnitedHealth and Alibaba, according to data from retail trading giant Robinhood Markets published via Sherwood.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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In a post, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos expanded on the company’s ability to influence culture, and to create jobs all around the world, contrasting the company’s investment to other entertainment giants.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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The story follows a group of people trapped in a mysterious town where monsters haunt the streets and night and diabolical forces seem determined to terrorize and confound our heroes.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Policy favored the monsters who plot in the background, more Kissinger than Kennedy.—
Eli Durst,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The huge dinosaur measures 88 feet and weighs over 29 tons — around the same as nine adult Asian elephants combined.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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By analyzing the animal's spine, rib, pelvis and leg bones, including a front leg bone, researchers found the dinosaur would've weighed 54,000 pounds, or the equivalent of nine adult Asian elephants, and would've measured 88 feet in length.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Mammoths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mammoths. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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