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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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The Girlfriend was a very different beast.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
But a seven-game Championship Series is a different beast.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The Charlotte Roval is a different beast, even for NASCAR’s greatest competitors.
—Shane Connuck
october 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Different beast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/different%20beast. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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