different beast
noun
: an entirely different thing
Reading modern English is one thing, but understanding Shakespeare is an entirely different beast.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
Sound of Falling is a very different beast in that regard.
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Health systems also vary enormously, even within the same region: an academic medical center in an urban hub is a very different beast from a rural hospital.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
Sound of Falling is a very different beast in that regard.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Health systems also vary enormously, even within the same region: an academic medical center in an urban hub is a very different beast from a rural hospital.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The problem of how to fill in those colors, however, proved to be a different beast.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for different beast
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“Different beast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/different%20beast. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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