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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Performance Anxiety Versus Clinical Mental Health Players who are working on staying focused during big moments are fighting a different beast than someone who is battling clinical depression.
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Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
However, an expert told Newsweek that the mobile network industry was a very different beast to the markets the Trump family has traditionally targeted, and that what works in one area might not work in another.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
This adventure would be a very different beast: more challenging rapids, to say nothing of the sense of immersion that any rafting junkie will tell you comes only by making the river your home for a few days.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
As is well known, Marvel Studios’ revival of the Netflix series for Disney+ was a different beast, e.g., Matt Murdock’s legal partner Foggy Nelson died off screen, not to mention Karen Page was MIA for most of the show.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 June 2025
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Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
However, an expert told Newsweek that the mobile network industry was a very different beast to the markets the Trump family has traditionally targeted, and that what works in one area might not work in another.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
This adventure would be a very different beast: more challenging rapids, to say nothing of the sense of immersion that any rafting junkie will tell you comes only by making the river your home for a few days.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
As is well known, Marvel Studios’ revival of the Netflix series for Disney+ was a different beast, e.g., Matt Murdock’s legal partner Foggy Nelson died off screen, not to mention Karen Page was MIA for most of the show.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 June 2025
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“Different beast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/different%20beast. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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