different beast
noun
: an entirely different thing
Reading modern English is one thing, but understanding Shakespeare is an entirely different beast.
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Yet football, which the Ivies practically invented—ills and all—remains a different beast.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2025
But the Warriors, coming off a 134-117 drubbing of the Jazz on Monday night, are facing issues of their own, and the Rockets are a different beast.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
But the robot of the future, Cardenas says, is a different beast.
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But with 30 years spanning the gap between NCIS and Origins, this crossover is a different beast.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2025
But the Warriors, coming off a 134-117 drubbing of the Jazz on Monday night, are facing issues of their own, and the Rockets are a different beast.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
But the robot of the future, Cardenas says, is a different beast.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
But with 30 years spanning the gap between NCIS and Origins, this crossover is a different beast.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Different beast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/different%20beast. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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