as in whale
something or someone that is unusually large and powerful
mom-and-pop stores just can't compete with these mastodons of retailing
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Recent Examples of mastodon
Although woolly mammoths and mastodons often draw most cultural attention, the two species were far from the only elephant ancestors to roam North America.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
Based on the curvature of the tusk, the tusk was suspected to be from a Columbian mammoth, and not the more common mastodon, MDEQ said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
In the next gallery are the familiar mastodon and Irish elk, as well as a display of human evolution.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024
Visitors who entered the building’s rotunda could walk along the evolution of the earth before man’s appearance — baked vegetation covered with lichen, then a cross section of a California redwood tree that was nearly 6 feet in diameter, followed by animal including a mastodon, mammoth and a whale.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2024
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
Based on the curvature of the tusk, the tusk was suspected to be from a Columbian mammoth, and not the more common mastodon, MDEQ said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
In the next gallery are the familiar mastodon and Irish elk, as well as a display of human evolution.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024
Visitors who entered the building’s rotunda could walk along the evolution of the earth before man’s appearance — baked vegetation covered with lichen, then a cross section of a California redwood tree that was nearly 6 feet in diameter, followed by animal including a mastodon, mammoth and a whale.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mastodon
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Getting to the cream Several animals that live in groups learn from one another, including elephants, whales, and some primates.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Sightings might include sea-life such as whales and dolphins, with an uptick in whale sighting now that whale migration season has begun in early November.Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The college essay is going the way of the dinosaurs as more teachers give up on the ability to tell whether their students are writing their papers themselves.Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The devastation that wiped out the dinosaurs created ideal conditions for various fungi to thrive, and ants actually began to cultivate fungi.Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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The coffee giant hopes to reclaim its coffeehouse crown by focusing on speed, service, and operational efficiency.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Then there was Prime Video, the streaming arm of the tech giant Amazon, which produced a ten-hour pop-up election-cast extravaganza pitched as a more streamlined alternative to its rivals and anchored by NBC émigré Brian Williams.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Moana 2 is likewise looking like a monster and is expected to lead the biggest five-day holiday weekend of all time (Wednesday through Sunday).Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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The first of those home runs was a walk-off grand slam against the Kansas City Royals that struck the Fisk Pole atop Fenway's famous green monster.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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The joke of Strings’s mammoth, self-sabotaging ego, however, can only be sustained for so long, even by very appealing actors.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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The event, according to research, may have triggered a 1000-year-long ice age, wiping out many large animals, including mammoths, and dramatically marking the growth of human civilization.Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Nile crocodiles sun themselves on the river banks, while pods of hippos and herds of elephants roam through the waters.Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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Most of the trip was spent outside the resort, literally in the middle of the jungle, with leopards and elephants roaming around at night.Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Mastodon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mastodon. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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