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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
The best example may be a 6-mile-wide (10-kilometer-wide) asteroid that crashed into Earth, killed the dinosaurs, and created the Chicxulub crater about 65 million years ago.
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Toshi Hirabayashi, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
The time period took place between 251 and 299 million years ago, a time before dinosaurs.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
According to the team, the study addresses a 30-million-year gap in our understanding of dinosaur evolution.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
But as Thanksgiving approaches, millennials who grew up watching the big purple dinosaur are remembering a much more darkly funny moment in the character’s history.
—John Russell, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Toshi Hirabayashi, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
The time period took place between 251 and 299 million years ago, a time before dinosaurs.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
According to the team, the study addresses a 30-million-year gap in our understanding of dinosaur evolution.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
But as Thanksgiving approaches, millennials who grew up watching the big purple dinosaur are remembering a much more darkly funny moment in the character’s history.
—John Russell, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinosaur
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The existing wallpaper was a relic of the former tenant’s penchant for drama and glamour.Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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Instead, there’s an honor system — just take a drink, leave a donation and soak up the relics of a bygone era.Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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For large crypto holders, this would be an incredible scheme, a wealth transfer from the government to crypto whales.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Wildlife in the ocean, from sea turtles to whales, often mistake plastic debris for food, leading to ingestion that can block digestive tracts or cause starvation.David Carlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Roy isn’t as indelible a character as Crash Davis — likewise, Tin Cup isn’t as memorable as Bull Durham — but playing a stubborn has-been who used to be a promising golfer allowed Costner to flex his ordinary-man muscles.Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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Paul Tassi Time for the week’s first mini which involved a somewhat has-been comedian, cats and no real overarching theme this time around.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Amazon joins another tech giant, Meta Platforms, in donating to the Jan. 20 Trump inauguration.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Economists and antitrust experts predicted that the creation of a monopolistic supermarket giant would almost surely add inflationary pressure to food prices.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Giannis Antetokounmpo show was in full effect, as the Greek Freak put up a monster performance with 32 points and 14 rebounds.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Players play through 10 quests battling monsters, discovering treasure and avoiding traps in the cassic style of game play.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The pair really do go through the ringer, evading elephant stampedes, treacherous mountains, and ice cold snowy condidtions that look like Disney is setting up a cross over sequel with Frozen.Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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The warmth emanates from her words, and the elephant metaphor at the heart of the piece is a valuable lesson for anyone facing an uphill struggle (i.e., nearly everyone).Michelle Weber, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2024
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These animals were surprising to the team, since Early Paleoindian sites on the Great Plains are typically dominated by the bones of large animals like bison and mammoths.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
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That came two years after Autechre’s mammoth, eight-hour collection of NTS sessions.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Dinosaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinosaur. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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