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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
He was last seen wearing blue dinosaur boots, but no other clothing description is available.
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Missouri: Pollen and the asteroid When an asteroid struck Earth some 66 million years ago, the one blamed for wiping out the dinosaurs, it is believed to have sent a tidal wave crashing onto North America.
—Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
The first Archaeopteryx fossil, which showed reptile and bird-like features, supported Charles Darwin’s ideas on evolution and showed that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
In it, actors including Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali face off against some of the most terrifying dinosaurs ever featured in the franchise.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 20 May 2025
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Missouri: Pollen and the asteroid When an asteroid struck Earth some 66 million years ago, the one blamed for wiping out the dinosaurs, it is believed to have sent a tidal wave crashing onto North America.
—Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
The first Archaeopteryx fossil, which showed reptile and bird-like features, supported Charles Darwin’s ideas on evolution and showed that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
In it, actors including Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali face off against some of the most terrifying dinosaurs ever featured in the franchise.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinosaur
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Without a clear plan, Soldier Field risks becoming a costly relic — an iconic venue with no clear purpose.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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What followed was a decade-long conversion that turned the industrial relic into a one-of-a-kind six-bedroom, five-bathroom residence with just over 4,000 square feet of living space.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
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Sightings of dead whales should be reported to the Academy's department of Ornithology and Mammalogy.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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The establishment of the Orcas, whose team colors are distinctly light green but also has black, white and orange to reflect the natural colors of the orca whale, has been a welcome start to igniting cricket in the area.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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On June 8, Nicole Scherzinger, 46, won her first Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role as Norma Desmond, a has-been staging a comeback in Sunset Blvd, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway adaptation of the 1950 film by the same name.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 June 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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While Apple is focusing on the education segment with its new ad, the Cupertino giant is also forming corporate partnerships that have contributed to its Mac growth.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Built to support much more weight than necessary (a safety precaution in the early days of skyscrapers), these giants’ steel frames are bolstered by thick masonry and interior walls.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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The message of Bring Her Back may be that grief is the real monster.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 May 2025
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But what’s interesting here is that Armstrong doesn’t write Venis as a one-dimensional monster.—
Andrew Wallenstein,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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His wife and artistic counterpart, Elaine de Kooning, kept a studio across the narrow harbor in the North West Woods; and Lucy’s mother, Lisa de Kooning, sculpted bronze-cast animals—elephants, cows, rams—many of which still keep watch over the house.—
Alessandra Schade,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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No, Johnson wanted to talk about the, um, elephants (?) in the room, eventually making Fallon give her a tissue to stuff down the front of her outfit.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
5 June 2025
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Another challenge lies in behavioral uncertainty—will a mammoth born to an elephant behave like a mammoth, or will its instincts be lost?—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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All of them successfully expressed the gold, woolly hair of the mammoth as well as its accelerated lipid metabolism.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Dinosaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinosaur. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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