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
The elephants were more solemn and inward-looking than we are typically shown, the zebras startlingly intricate and finely drawn.
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AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
To achieve this breakthrough, the team drew inspiration from an unlikely source – the elephant’s trunk.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Dear Reader, The mixing of the metaphors—the elephants and the eggshells—in your first sentence is very good indeed, sort of Seussian or Lewis Carroll–y.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Machinga preached on an analogy of a man who hunted an elephant and attempted to bring it back with others.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2025
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AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
To achieve this breakthrough, the team drew inspiration from an unlikely source – the elephant’s trunk.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Dear Reader, The mixing of the metaphors—the elephants and the eggshells—in your first sentence is very good indeed, sort of Seussian or Lewis Carroll–y.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Machinga preached on an analogy of a man who hunted an elephant and attempted to bring it back with others.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephant
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From the time the practice became a significant industry in the 18th century to its official ban in 1986, whale hunters were heralded with songs and literature celebrating their exploits.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The whales' communication can be disturbed by underwater noise made by humans, and the interference often deters them from certain crucial areas, like breeding and feeding locations.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The ecommerce giant is also expected to make its clothing lines available in five Galeries Lafayette malls, which like BHV is owned by the Société des Grands Magasins (SGM) group in the cities of Dijon, Grenoble, Reims, Angers, and Limoges, though the dates are not set.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Danish shipping giant Maersk on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter operating profit and raised the lower-end of its full-year guidance, bolstered by increasing container volumes.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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If the same pattern occurred in dinosaurs, any containing this evidence would have died within a time range of about five weeks during the reproduction period, the authors wrote.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Lichens could serve as indicators for finding dinosaur fossils at Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Geryon who is metaphorically and perhaps in reality a monster is infatuated with Herakles, but the internal world of Geryon is so thoroughly inspected.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mundane loot like monster teeth and eyeballs all have different effects when paired with a basic attack, making for a mind-boggling number of combinations for how to dole out punishment.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Humans have had an impact on biodiversity as far back as 130,000 years ago, with the disappearance of mammoths and giant sloths—and extinction has continued in our wake as the human race spread across the globe.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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After a mammoth run through North America as part of the After Hours Til Dawn Tour, Abel’s heading overseas in 2026.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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