different animal
noun
: something different
The sport has changed. It's a very/completely different animal today.
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But Montrose’s ground-and-pound attack is a different animal altogether.
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Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
But Forest Lake’s defense, led by Gophers commit Howie Johnson on the defensive front, is a different animal.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
The education center now has six classrooms for programming, all meant to be very fun and immersive spaces, themed around different animal habitats including the Desert Room, the Jungle and Woodland Room ( a larger room that can be split in two), Ocean Room, Tundra Room and Pets Room.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
The Rebels present a much different animal with Kiffin’s regime producing eight of the school’s top 10 total offense games during his six seasons.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
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Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
But Forest Lake’s defense, led by Gophers commit Howie Johnson on the defensive front, is a different animal.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
The education center now has six classrooms for programming, all meant to be very fun and immersive spaces, themed around different animal habitats including the Desert Room, the Jungle and Woodland Room ( a larger room that can be split in two), Ocean Room, Tundra Room and Pets Room.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
The Rebels present a much different animal with Kiffin’s regime producing eight of the school’s top 10 total offense games during his six seasons.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Different animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/different%20animal. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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