as in gigantic
unusually large
the wedding reception was held under an elephantine tent on the great lawn
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Recent Examples of elephantine
The life of a mastodon, an elephantine creature that roamed across North America 13,000 years ago, has been illuminated by a study of its tusks.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 18 June 2022
Tweaks to its air springs and adaptive dampers lessen this elephantine SUV's body motions with little sacrifice to its ride quality.
—Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 13 June 2022
In the wet season, elephantine clouds roll in from the Congolese interior and the land glows with startling fecundity.
—Outside Online, 18 May 2015
Pop goddesses were not diving from the rafters and guitar heroes were not casting elephantine shadows.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2022
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 18 June 2022
Tweaks to its air springs and adaptive dampers lessen this elephantine SUV's body motions with little sacrifice to its ride quality.
—Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 13 June 2022
In the wet season, elephantine clouds roll in from the Congolese interior and the land glows with startling fecundity.
—Outside Online, 18 May 2015
Pop goddesses were not diving from the rafters and guitar heroes were not casting elephantine shadows.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2022
See all Example Sentences for elephantine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephantine
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The gigantic Young-Hee is among the first things players see when their number is called.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Start showing off your personal style with gigantic hair bows, sneaker charms, busy necklaces, and layered keychains—in this, more is more.Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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Last year, an ancient, still-active volcano was found off the Canadian coast, covered in millions of giant eggs laid by Pacific white skates (a hauntingly beautiful cartilaginous fish that looks like a stingray).Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Her fitness footage includes shots of her flipping giant tires, lifting weight, boxing and flexing her muscular biceps.Shyla Watson, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Turnout was enormous, the highest in more than thirty years.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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Lottery players have seen enormous jackpots recently, with previous winners of both the Powerball and Mega Millions breaking into the top 10 largest jackpots in U.S. lottery history.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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For the vast majority of whitetails, this isn’t true.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, in developing markets such as the Philippines or Vietnam, the primary challenge has been financial inclusion - addressing the vast unmet need for basic banking services among the underbanked and unbanked populations.Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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This, unsurprisingly, has led to a huge online backlash, with many people furiously making memes and posting about this turn of events.Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Even ignoring the other chocolates—the milks, the whites, the unsweeteneds—there’s a huge selection at almost any grocery store.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement France is under pressure from the European Union’s executive body and financial markets to reduce its colossal debt, estimated to reach 6% of its gross domestic product this year.Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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In one 1941 cartoon by E. H. Shepard, who is best known for being the illustrator behind Winnie-the-Pooh, the then-prime minister was depicted as a brave, colossal dragon-slayer decked out in shining armor.Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Burnes appears to be in no rush to sign his massive contract, but neither the Giants nor the Blue Jays appear to be backing down anytime soon.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Ascension is a massive not-for-profit health system, whereas Prime includes the for-profit Prime Healthcare Services and an affiliated charity called the Prime Healthcare Foundation, under which 14 of Prime’s hospitals operate.Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Big Story Massive annual defense policy bill passes in House The House on Wednesday passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth measure to the Senate for consideration ahead of Congress’s end-of-month deadline.Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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From the same bone analyses, the researchers extrapolated that mammoth meat made up 40 percent of the mother’s diet.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Elephantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephantine. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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