different animal
noun
: something different
The sport has changed. It's a very/completely different animal today.
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The play is a different animal, having to make such a back-and-forth sound convincing when conducted as a random conversation in a living room or over the phone.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Cincinnati’s version is an entirely different animal.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Let’s run through the whole sordid inventory of critters who have had unusual encounters with Kennedy—including denizens of several different animal kingdoms.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
And the civil grand jury’s work, which I was not involved in, is a completely different animal.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Cincinnati’s version is an entirely different animal.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Let’s run through the whole sordid inventory of critters who have had unusual encounters with Kennedy—including denizens of several different animal kingdoms.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
And the civil grand jury’s work, which I was not involved in, is a completely different animal.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Different animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/different%20animal. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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