different animal

noun

: something different

The sport has changed. It's a very/completely different animal today.

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The headline number — two-thirds, or in the case of the new report, 73 percent — refers to the average decline of thousands of different animal populations, not the total number of animals. —

Benji Jones, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024 The researchers determined that the explanation for the tag’s anomalous readings was that the device had spent several days inside the stomach of a different animal. —

Evan Bush, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024 Chinese Moon Suit Moon suits are a completely different animal. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024 The knock against retail right now is that the U.S. consumer is on shaky ground, but housing is a different animal because rising home values tend to lead Home Depot sales. —

Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for different animal

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