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as in relics
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 whales
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 dinosaurs
Less than 30 feet away, the skeletal outlines of dinosaurs stood behind glass walls.
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Alisha Camacho, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
Too often, organizations cling to outdated technologies, inefficient processes and legacy systems—the resource-hoarding dinosaurs of the corporate world.
—Anjai Lal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The Action Flicks expansion adds more choices to the base game as well as genre modifications for things like Mad Max style vehicles and Jurassic Park style dinosaurs.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
New research from around the world revealed dozens of new-to-science identifications of prehistoric animals, including dinosaurs, prehistoric reptiles, and flying reptiles.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
The fossil record primarily consists of armored dinosaurs, such as stegosaurs and ankylosaurs.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2024
This supports the idea of an early dispersal event of ornithischian dinosaurs from Gondwana to Laurasia, potentially preceding the arrival of armored dinosaurs in the region.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2024
Following the demise of the dinosaurs, Earth’s temperature spiked and put the ocean in a state of turmoil, and the early anglerfish began to explore more of the deep sea.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
So when Federal developed a rip from too much affection, Mom sent him to a farm upstate to play with the other dinosaurs.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Alisha Camacho, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
Too often, organizations cling to outdated technologies, inefficient processes and legacy systems—the resource-hoarding dinosaurs of the corporate world.
—Anjai Lal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The Action Flicks expansion adds more choices to the base game as well as genre modifications for things like Mad Max style vehicles and Jurassic Park style dinosaurs.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
New research from around the world revealed dozens of new-to-science identifications of prehistoric animals, including dinosaurs, prehistoric reptiles, and flying reptiles.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
The fossil record primarily consists of armored dinosaurs, such as stegosaurs and ankylosaurs.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2024
This supports the idea of an early dispersal event of ornithischian dinosaurs from Gondwana to Laurasia, potentially preceding the arrival of armored dinosaurs in the region.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2024
Following the demise of the dinosaurs, Earth’s temperature spiked and put the ocean in a state of turmoil, and the early anglerfish began to explore more of the deep sea.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
So when Federal developed a rip from too much affection, Mom sent him to a farm upstate to play with the other dinosaurs.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Dinosaurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinosaurs. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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