different animal
noun
: something different
The sport has changed. It's a very/completely different animal today.
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But NCAAs is a different animal, and scoring will take more precision across the event order.
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Cory Mull, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
But Allen and the Bills have known since the 2020 NFL campaign that Mahomes and the Chiefs are a different animal in the playoffs.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
But this is Kansas City in the playoffs, and Patrick Mahomes at home is a different animal.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
This one is a different animal because normally for celebrity homes, the celebrity is the homeowner.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 17 Feb. 2025
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Cory Mull, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
But Allen and the Bills have known since the 2020 NFL campaign that Mahomes and the Chiefs are a different animal in the playoffs.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
But this is Kansas City in the playoffs, and Patrick Mahomes at home is a different animal.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
This one is a different animal because normally for celebrity homes, the celebrity is the homeowner.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for different animal
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“Different animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/different%20animal. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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