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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
Each drive offered us the choice to head down into the valley—in search of the elusive black leopard or to visit the hippos dotting the riverbank—or up onto the plateau where the chance to see lions, cheetahs, zebras, and elephants awaited.
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Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
The biggest pieces in the parade, the circus elephants of the menagerie, were Abrams tanks.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Other mammals, including elephants and tree shrews, and some birds, such as Cedar Waxwings and hummingbirds, eat fermented fruit and nectar, which contain ethanol.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
Lean back and enjoy the view under umbrellas printed with elephants, giraffes, horses and tropical birds.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Usually left on guests' beds during turndown service, the fabric sculptures can range from simple swans and bunnies to elaborate elephants, monkeys, or even sea creatures.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Visitors should pair the shut-ins with a stop at Elephant Rocks State Park, about a 15-minute drive away, which gets its name from a series of enormous pink granite boulders that are said to resemble circus elephants standing trunk to tail.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Nast created several other political symbols including the Republican Party’s elephant, Tammany Hall’s tiger, one of the most popular images of Santa Claus and popularized the Democratic Party’s donkey.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
The biggest pieces in the parade, the circus elephants of the menagerie, were Abrams tanks.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Other mammals, including elephants and tree shrews, and some birds, such as Cedar Waxwings and hummingbirds, eat fermented fruit and nectar, which contain ethanol.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
Lean back and enjoy the view under umbrellas printed with elephants, giraffes, horses and tropical birds.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Usually left on guests' beds during turndown service, the fabric sculptures can range from simple swans and bunnies to elaborate elephants, monkeys, or even sea creatures.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Visitors should pair the shut-ins with a stop at Elephant Rocks State Park, about a 15-minute drive away, which gets its name from a series of enormous pink granite boulders that are said to resemble circus elephants standing trunk to tail.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Nast created several other political symbols including the Republican Party’s elephant, Tammany Hall’s tiger, one of the most popular images of Santa Claus and popularized the Democratic Party’s donkey.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephants
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These were places rich with prey like bison, camels, horses and even young mammoths.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This finding raises the possibility that mammoths, as close relatives of modern elephants, might have been susceptible to similar infections.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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His passing closes the chapter on a career that bridged classic Hollywood and modern blockbusters, reminding audiences of the enduring power of storytelling across genres and generations.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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If management continues to grow streaming profitably, produce major studio blockbusters, and either separate or stabilize the legacy television business, the financials support a valuation closer to $25–30 per share.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This quiz invites you to explore the darker corners of sci-fi literature, where monsters lurk not just in shadows, but in laboratories, alien worlds and post-apocalyptic wastelands.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Watch out for monsters under the bed.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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While critics have voiced concern about the ability of whales to skew markets, prediction markets are built in such a way that, when prices give a distorted view of reality, betting the other way proves profitable.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Essentially, the whales started a fad of playing with boat rudders.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Its shares fell more than 2% Wednesday after the Financial Times, citing sources, said China has ordered local tech giants to stop tests and orders of the Nvidia RTX Pro 6000D chip.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk were among those targeted, along with telehealth company Hims & Hers, whose stock fell nearly 6% Tuesday.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Overall, the collected plant evidence shows that the area was humid and forested when the dinosaurs roamed.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Researchers have debated for decades how these dinosaurs used their signature dome.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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The individuals around the table are titans—CEOs, surgeons, partners at major law firms.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Bolden also thanked his husband, Adair Curtis, and the titans Phylis Hyman, Nina Simone, and James Baldwin.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Elephants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephants. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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