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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Families flock to the Cape for mini-golfing, traipsing around sand dunes, comparing ice cream stands, gobbling up lobster rolls, spotting whales, and simply admiring the gray cedar shake houses adorned with colorful buoys.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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For roughly 370 million years, scientists believed large vertebrate predators ruled ocean ecosystems — first fish and sharks, then marine reptiles, then whales.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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First, their ancestors had to survive the dinosaurs’ doomsday, which was no small feat.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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The episode ends with Earl apologizing for helping destroy the planet before noting that dinosaurs have been on Earth for 150 million years and that nothing will change that, even as the planet is covered in snow from a new Ice Age.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the global memory crisis has worsened, forcing tech giants to pay up for the capacity needed to satisfy their data center ambitions.—
Jordan Novet,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dubbed the Flannel and the Fury, the tour brings together the alt-rock giants for the first time, with dates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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The backstory flashbacks about an abusive father that suggest not all monsters have fangs?—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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Peasants whisper about monsters in the forest, and in the interlude between the wars, Lajos gazes at a house that is burning down and has a premonition of the world-historical destruction to come.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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The sprawling complex is home to 150,000 animals of 2,000 species, including elephants, tigers, lions and bears – but no hippos.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
1 May 2026
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There are no elephants here—but don’t be surprised to find zebras or gazelles walking across the estate.—
Samantha Falewée,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Mammoths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mammoths. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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