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
The brightly colored animal creations depict everything from sloths and raccoons to birds, elephants and giraffes.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Big cats, giraffes, elephants and zebras made cameos in the photos.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The titular elephant looks fantastic and is almost unbearably adorable, and the excellent production design brings the world of the circus to haunting life.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Moreover, some African elephants are still hunted for their tusks, even though the international trade in ivory is banned.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elephant
Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Big cats, giraffes, elephants and zebras made cameos in the photos.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The titular elephant looks fantastic and is almost unbearably adorable, and the excellent production design brings the world of the circus to haunting life.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Moreover, some African elephants are still hunted for their tusks, even though the international trade in ivory is banned.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elephant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephant
Noun
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The Virgin isles are a place of stiff rums rather than grizzled whale meats in the frosty expanse of Greenland.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Swimming near whale calves or dolphin nursery groups should remain strictly prohibited.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That reggae giant has now charted for 880 weeks and could be the next title to crack 900.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Jurors found that energy giant Texaco, acquired by Chevron in 2001, had for decades violated Louisiana regulations governing coastal resources by failing to restore wetlands affected by dredging of canals, drilling of wells and by billions of gallons of wastewater dumped into the marsh.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Despite the high probability of getting ripped apart by velociraptors, that’s where a team of scientists embark on a top secret mission to try to extract DNA from the dinosaurs that can be used to make a life-saving drug.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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Covert operations expert Zora Bennett (Johansson) attempts to secure the genetic material from the dinosaurs but ends up stranded with a civilian family on an island that holds a secret being kept from humanity for decades.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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The first major update, aptly titled Title Update 1, is set to be released later this week, and brings new monsters, new activities, and more for players of the game.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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White Painted Woman was a model of heroism and honorable womanhood: When evil monsters were hunting the Apache people, the White Painted Woman gave birth to a son who would destroy the creatures to help make Earth inhabitable for humanity.—
Alejandra Rubio,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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Here’s what to know Company creates 'woolly mouse' in quest to bring back mammoths.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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Beyond mice and mammoths Colossal’s interests expand further than mice or even mammoths.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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