different animal
noun
: something different
The sport has changed. It's a very/completely different animal today.
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Saturday’s set, at the Merriweather Post Pavilion, was a different animal.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
But winter in Minnesota is a different animal altogether.
—Paddy O'Connell, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
But to be on the same side and in the trenches together is a different animal.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The Tax Court also noted that while an actuarial study had been conducted, there had been no underwriting of CSI's insurance risks ― and underwriting is an entirely different animal than actuarial analysis.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
But winter in Minnesota is a different animal altogether.
—Paddy O'Connell, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
But to be on the same side and in the trenches together is a different animal.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The Tax Court also noted that while an actuarial study had been conducted, there had been no underwriting of CSI's insurance risks ― and underwriting is an entirely different animal than actuarial analysis.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Different animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/different%20animal. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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