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also elephant
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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Recent Examples of elephants
Wild Elephant Dung Coffee Wild Elephant Dung coffee is produced by wild elephants in India, notably in the Western Ghats.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Black Ivory Coffee/Elephant Coffee Black Ivory coffee is produced in Thailand from coffee beans partially digested from elephants.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
While on the grounds, my family and I spied cheetahs and elephants — forcing my sons to forget all about their iPads.
—Emily Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
This includes fur simulation, a massive flood, an elephant stampede, and immersive world-building covering much of the African continent.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
But New York’s relationship to the elephant ancestors has a long history.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
At that point the elephants, peaceful, placid and wise, will rise to power, and from them will rise an even greater Broadway musical.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
This would help convey the epic and biblical nature of the storytelling, bolstered by action set pieces functioning as immersive roller-coaster rides through the swirling flood, elephant stampede, and fights on land and underwater.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
The researchers also found a toe bone and rib fragments belonging to the prehistoric animal, an extinct relative of modern elephants that predates another of its cousins, the wooly mammoth.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Black Ivory Coffee/Elephant Coffee Black Ivory coffee is produced in Thailand from coffee beans partially digested from elephants.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
While on the grounds, my family and I spied cheetahs and elephants — forcing my sons to forget all about their iPads.
—Emily Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
This includes fur simulation, a massive flood, an elephant stampede, and immersive world-building covering much of the African continent.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
But New York’s relationship to the elephant ancestors has a long history.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
At that point the elephants, peaceful, placid and wise, will rise to power, and from them will rise an even greater Broadway musical.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
This would help convey the epic and biblical nature of the storytelling, bolstered by action set pieces functioning as immersive roller-coaster rides through the swirling flood, elephant stampede, and fights on land and underwater.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
The researchers also found a toe bone and rib fragments belonging to the prehistoric animal, an extinct relative of modern elephants that predates another of its cousins, the wooly mammoth.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephants
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From box office blockbusters to festival darlings, the race offers no shortage of contenders—and no single film has emerged as the definitive frontrunner.Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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This was one of two blockbusters to go along with a massive re-signing that all dropped in a wild 23-minute span.Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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The drive-in and cheapo exploitation producer who made American International Pictures a true-blue calling card for earthy delights gave many future giants of the movies their start.Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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For centuries, the city has played host to literary giants and jazz luminaries, civil rights leaders, and iconic artists.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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Less than 30 feet away, the skeletal outlines of dinosaurs stood behind glass walls.Alisha Camacho, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
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The Action Flicks expansion adds more choices to the base game as well as genre modifications for things like Mad Max style vehicles and Jurassic Park style dinosaurs.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Despite some titans missing from their lineup, the Minnesota Wild left the Twin Cities and dispatched a pair of Eastern Conference titans, themselves, in consecutive games.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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No more staring in awe at my family/friends who just moments ago were sharing a ridiculous joke, suddenly transformed into iconic titans, towering and thriving in the blinding lights.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Elephants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephants. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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