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plural gazelles also gazelle
: any of numerous small to medium graceful and swift African and Asian antelopes (Gazella and related genera)
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The summer rainy season means the flora gets lush and overgrown—great for a gazelle trying to escape a lion’s gaze, not so great for a human trying to spot wildlife.
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Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
The garment was discovered in Tomb II alongside a golden scepter, oak wreath and diadem of Persian origins and near depictions of Persian gazelles in the tomb's frieze.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Suspended above the action in a hot-air balloon, watching the herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles, and more thundering across the land, is an immense privilege.
—Deborah Calmeyer, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
The choreography and puppetry merge in such extraordinary spectacles as a graceful gazelle or a hyena scooting on its posterior.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
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Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
The garment was discovered in Tomb II alongside a golden scepter, oak wreath and diadem of Persian origins and near depictions of Persian gazelles in the tomb's frieze.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Suspended above the action in a hot-air balloon, watching the herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles, and more thundering across the land, is an immense privilege.
—Deborah Calmeyer, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
The choreography and puppetry merge in such extraordinary spectacles as a graceful gazelle or a hyena scooting on its posterior.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Gazelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gazelle. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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gazelle
noun
ga·zelle
gə-ˈzel 
plural gazelles also gazelle
: any of numerous small graceful swift antelopes of Africa and Asia
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