as in whales
something or someone that is unusually large and powerful
mom-and-pop stores just can't compete with these mastodons of retailing
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Recent Examples of mastodons
Other species recovered from the cave, including mastodons and ground sloths, are rare in the region.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Ground sloths and mastodons are linked to forest habitats.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Ground sloths and mastodons are linked to forest habitats.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mastodons
Noun
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At Icy Strait Point, visitors can spot whales and eagles while supporting a small Alaska community.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Trump blamed wind turbines for mass killing whales and birds.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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In other words, for younger visitors who are familiar with Pokémon characters but unfamiliar with various types of dinosaurs, the exhibition is a pathway into real science.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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This spring and summer, an interactive exhibit in Oakland will unleash a whole menagerie of cool dinosaurs upon the populace — turkey-sized velociraptors, spiky stegosaurs and of course big ol T-rex itself.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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But fast food giants have seen mixed success integrating AI into their operations.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Robotics giants like Unitree Robotics and Noetix Robotics have already integrated into the platform.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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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,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Noun
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In the series, while visiting Japan on the ultimate foodie adventure, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy unwittingly unleash hundreds of mythical monsters that are causing trouble across the country.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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When Jade reaches the room with the slabs, the monsters come and put him in what appears to be a kind of grave in the center of the room.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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An elephant painted onto the wall between the columns marks the spot.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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Characters include a pie-baking little elephant; Lady Rainicorn, half-unicorn, half-rainbow; a sort of sentient Game Boy; a vampire queen; and the Ice King, looking for a princess (Bubblegum, Flame, Lumpy Space, Hot Dog) to love him.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mastodons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mastodons. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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