different animal
noun
: something different
The sport has changed. It's a very/completely different animal today.
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But Circa Survivor is a different animal.
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Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Major League Soccer clubs are required to have youth academies, but this is a different animal altogether: a fully residential model in a $150 million, state-of-the-art facility where players as young as 11 live, eat, study and train while learning the same, unique tactical style as the first team.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
However, entering this season was a different animal because a new sheriff — or rather, a new head coach — was in Chicago.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
While genes have been swapped between species to influence traits, a totally unknown behavior has never been genetically swapped into a different animal before.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
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Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Major League Soccer clubs are required to have youth academies, but this is a different animal altogether: a fully residential model in a $150 million, state-of-the-art facility where players as young as 11 live, eat, study and train while learning the same, unique tactical style as the first team.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
However, entering this season was a different animal because a new sheriff — or rather, a new head coach — was in Chicago.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
While genes have been swapped between species to influence traits, a totally unknown behavior has never been genetically swapped into a different animal before.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for different animal
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“Different animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/different%20animal. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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