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as in relic
one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity
as an old-time big-city boss, he's become something of a dinosaur in today's political world
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as in whale
something or someone that is unusually large and powerful
not that his small lawn needed such a dinosaur, but he bought a riding mower anyway
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Recent Examples of dinosaur
Related article Stunning fossil trapped in amber reveals previously unknown species that lived during the time of dinosaurs
Beyond identifying a newfound species, researchers uncovered the first detailed evidence of Osmeriformes, a group that includes modern-day graylings and smelts, in Australia.
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Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Most significant, though, was the presence of Egil Olsen, a manager derided as a dinosaur at the time but who looks, in hindsight, an awful lot like a pioneer.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
The site contains vertical stacks of dinosaur skeletons, often buried on top of one another.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Located in Xinjiang, China, this site dates back 160 million years to the Jurassic period—a time when dinosaurs were flourishing.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Most significant, though, was the presence of Egil Olsen, a manager derided as a dinosaur at the time but who looks, in hindsight, an awful lot like a pioneer.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
The site contains vertical stacks of dinosaur skeletons, often buried on top of one another.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Located in Xinjiang, China, this site dates back 160 million years to the Jurassic period—a time when dinosaurs were flourishing.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinosaur
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Perched on the edge of a cliff in Cundinamarca, Colombia, the Hotel Del Salto is a relic of the opulence and horrors of colonialism.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The current tariff gap is a relic of that old trade regime.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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Two years ago after a request from Congressional opponents of wind energy, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) began investigating whether the offshore wind industry kills whales.—
Jeongyoon Han,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2025
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Five whales were spotted traveling with Check, making the rescue mission unsafe, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Sun-soaked, punk rock ’70s California, a fraught family safari in Africa, a frustrated has-been and a digital future portrayed in a PowerPoint presentation show how disparate lives can affect each other.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Her being nominated for playing a grotesque has-been is, at the very least, a delicious irony.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Google abused its dominance to suppress competition in some digital advertising markets, a court has found in a ruling that could lead to the tech giant being forced to sell off parts of its business.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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Banco Santander is the fifth-largest auto lender in the country and is expanding through a recent partnership with telecom giant Verizon.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Natalie and a real-estate agent named Dawn (Danielle Brooks), in search of the missing Henry, make their way to the Overworld, too, and the four team up with Steve in a painfully generic adventure to fight off monsters, find another Crystal, save the Overworld (and Dennis), and get back home.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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The space monsters are also entirely terrifying, gestating inside young suns to hideously emerge as massive space insects.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Like elephants are eating out of our hands and stampeding.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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For 30 years, former circus elephants have gone to retire at this sanctuary just outside of Nashville.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Researchers studied mammoth mitochondrial DNA from as far back as 1.3 million years, with the most recent based on genetic material from a relatively recent mammoth from about 125,000 years ago.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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The baby mammoth had been preserved in permafrost until she was dug up in the cold Russian province of Yakutia last year.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Dinosaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinosaur. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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