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
Furthermore, elephants have complex biological, psychological, and social needs.
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Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
The door opened and a big elephant stomped into the board room.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Among these were a 10-ton elephant sculpture rolling on its back laughing, commissioned for a shopping center in Detroit, and the much-beloved penguins that now grace Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza.
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
But the 54-room boutique hotel will also include nods to the brand’s beachy Nantucket and Palm Beach locations, like elephant door knockers at the entrance to each room and suite.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
The door opened and a big elephant stomped into the board room.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Among these were a 10-ton elephant sculpture rolling on its back laughing, commissioned for a shopping center in Detroit, and the much-beloved penguins that now grace Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza.
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
But the 54-room boutique hotel will also include nods to the brand’s beachy Nantucket and Palm Beach locations, like elephant door knockers at the entrance to each room and suite.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for elephant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephant
Noun
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While manatees have a large, rounded and almost spoon-like tail, the tail of a dugong is fluked, looking more like the tail of a whale, according to the Marine Mammal Center.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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For me, the deepest resonance has to do with appreciating whales and dolphins as sentient beings, as creatures that share the planet with us, and that’s still a very moving idea.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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The New Orleans Saints needed a new naming rights partner in 2020 when auto giant Mercedes-Benz decided to not renew its contract after inking a long-term stadium deal with the rival Atlanta Falcons.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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The suspension is likely to impact Chinese e-commerce giants such as Temu and Shein, both of whom have seen their market shares soar in the U.S. in recent years.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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This can be seen first-hand with sites like the 66-million-year-old Chicxulub crater in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (thought to be the reason for mass dinosaur extinction) and the 50,000-year-old Meteor Crater in northern Arizona.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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There are dinosaurs, superheroes and whimsical designs.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
Fox News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Monsters Old and New One striking thing Wilds is how thoughtfully you're introduced to each monster and mechanic.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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Other lands are Super Nintendo World, How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic and Dark Universe, which features classic monsters such as the Creature From the Black Lagoon, the Mummy and brides of Dracula.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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This team wants to resurrect the mammoth, the flightless dodo and Tasmanian tiger, an Australian marsupial that went extinct in 1936.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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Rife is set to embark on his mammoth The Stay Golden Tour next year which includes a large slate of North American shows that kick off on March 8 in Dallas and conclude in Boston on Dec. 31, 2025, with 30 stops scheduled between those dates.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
3 Dec. 2024
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“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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