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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as in mammoths
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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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Why a donkey and an elephant? Aside from red and blue, Republicans and Democrats are also symbolized by the elephant and the donkey.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The octopus, the elephant, the great horned owl, the house cat, the giant tortoise, the chimpanzee: who, in all the vast animal kingdom, joins us in having intimations of mortality?
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Eyes peered out from behind the trees, and visitors soon spotted sculpted wildlife such as elephants, dragons and giant turtles.
—Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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For this 1990 adaptation of Peter Viertel’s autobiographical novel, Eastwood assumes the role of John Wilson, a larger-than-life movie director determined to bag an elephant while shooting a film in Africa.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Why a donkey and an elephant? Aside from red and blue, Republicans and Democrats are also symbolized by the elephant and the donkey.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The octopus, the elephant, the great horned owl, the house cat, the giant tortoise, the chimpanzee: who, in all the vast animal kingdom, joins us in having intimations of mortality?
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Eyes peered out from behind the trees, and visitors soon spotted sculpted wildlife such as elephants, dragons and giant turtles.
—Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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