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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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The report details the state of the relics, which include her body, left arm and heart in Alba de Tormes.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There are precious antiques and everyday relics, among them dishware, gadgets, and appliances of every era.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
26 Mar. 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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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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This isn’t a turn of events that Macchio, 63, possibly could have expected just a few years ago, when most of Hollywood had dismissed him as an Eighties has-been.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
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As a result, system integration is where a lot of innovation is happening with startups and other companies besides tech giants.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The move, if confirmed, could spell trouble for the aerospace giant, already battling production delays and financial difficulties following a turbulent 2024—a year that saw its second-largest annual net loss of $11.8 billion.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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
Noun
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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 23 Apr. 2025.
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