as in whale
something or someone that is unusually large and powerful
by any standard, the new shopping mall will be an elephant and one that is certain to alter the retail landscape
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Recent Examples of elephant
The brightly colored animal creations depict everything from sloths and raccoons to birds, elephants and giraffes.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Big cats, giraffes, elephants and zebras made cameos in the photos.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The titular elephant looks fantastic and is almost unbearably adorable, and the excellent production design brings the world of the circus to haunting life.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Moreover, some African elephants are still hunted for their tusks, even though the international trade in ivory is banned.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elephant
Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Big cats, giraffes, elephants and zebras made cameos in the photos.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The titular elephant looks fantastic and is almost unbearably adorable, and the excellent production design brings the world of the circus to haunting life.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Moreover, some African elephants are still hunted for their tusks, even though the international trade in ivory is banned.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephant
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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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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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Among them are the woolly mammoth, that Colossal has already announced plans to revive, and even dinosaurs, which the startup has not yet commented on, despite speculation.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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In addition to dragons, Universal is bringing dinosaurs to the format.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
3 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
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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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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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“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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