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
Fans typically think of interior defensive linemen as the mammoths of the gridiron who dominate with size and strength.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mammoths
Noun
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Jamieson expects other Antarctic sharks may live at similar depths, feeding on carcasses of whales, giant squids and other marine animals that sink to the seafloor.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2026
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Jamieson expects other Antarctic sharks live at the same depth, feeding on the carcasses of whales, giant squids and other marine creatures that die and sink to the bottom.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Lee compared the survival patterns to the coelacanth, a deep-water fish that survived the mass extinction that eliminated non-avian dinosaurs.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Patagonia is one of the world’s hot spots for fossils of dinosaurs, large and small.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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The contention that the tech giants are responsible stakeholders has no shortage of rebuttals—even before their founders burrowed to the beating heart of the White House.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Big Pharma has figured this out; when lives are at stake, second-best won’t do, so Western pharmaceutical giants are licensing innovative therapies for cancer and other diseases that are pouring out of Chinese labs, even as these US and European firms invest more in their own R&D.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Roadrunners, javelinas and gila monsters thrive here, and petroglyphs can be found on rocks in the western district of the park.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
23 Feb. 2026
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With the ninth main entry in the franchise, Resident Evil Requiem, the monsters show no sign of slowing down.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The outermost layer of African elephant skin, the epidermis, was known to be stiff, dry, and thick because elephants don’t shed dead skin cells.—
Clare Watson,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026
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If or when the elephants die, our own benighted species will surely not be far behind.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mammoths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mammoths. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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