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
Seeing it three or more times—as is the case for booze bottles, monkeys and gorillas, elephants, and many other subjects and objects in Pollock's paintings—makes those images very unlikely to be randomly provoked perceptions without any basis in reality.
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Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The intrigue: For the first time, the original herd of 100 elephant sculptures will be joined by the biggest elephant yet in Houston.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Sadly, six elephants died as a result of a collision, while two other elephants were injured and treated by wildlife officers.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
This lineage once ruled the food chain in the time after dinosaurs went extinct, preying on primates, early hippos, early elephants and hyraxes, but were later wiped out themselves.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The intrigue: For the first time, the original herd of 100 elephant sculptures will be joined by the biggest elephant yet in Houston.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Sadly, six elephants died as a result of a collision, while two other elephants were injured and treated by wildlife officers.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
This lineage once ruled the food chain in the time after dinosaurs went extinct, preying on primates, early hippos, early elephants and hyraxes, but were later wiped out themselves.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephant
Noun
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Lines dotted with buoys were wrapped around the whale’s torso and tail, posing a threat to its survival.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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Skin biopsy samples confirmed that changes had occurred in the whales’ diets.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 Feb. 2025
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Their biggest rallies came during market rotations in July and November when investors briefly shifted their focus away from the tech giants and toward smaller companies.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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It is still often referred to as belonging to Siemens, the multinational giant that used it last.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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Choose from fun themes like animals, unicorns and princesses, and dinosaurs.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
10 Mar. 2025
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Turn snack time into play time with four fun dinosaur shapes that are perfect for sharing, baking and decorating.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Potgieter is usually a monster off the tee, leading the tour in driving distance coming into the week.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The soldiers, both in the streets and at guard posts, fired their weapons, trying to prevent the moon from being eaten by a mythical monster frog called Reahou.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Here’s what to know Company creates 'woolly mouse' in quest to bring back mammoths.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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Most of the genetic changes were first identified in mice, not mammoths.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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