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plural gazelles also gazelle
: any of numerous small to medium graceful and swift African and Asian antelopes (Gazella and related genera)
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But its scope extends far beyond the country’s borders; items such as 2,000-year-old Mesopotamian clay tablets and 18th-century Iranian prayer scrolls (written on parchment made from gazelle skins) are among its artifacts—along with Atari video games.
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Sarah Wild, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
My kids, ages five and 10, darted ahead with the agility of gazelles while my mom cautiously relied on her walking stick and my dad’s arm to guide her every step.
—Christine Chitnis, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2024
But yaks, horses, and gazelles also appeared, along with two species of deer.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024
The Eastern or Mongolian steppe is home to large herds of gazelle and antelope and has also been home to humans for at least 45,000 years.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 June 2024
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Sarah Wild, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
My kids, ages five and 10, darted ahead with the agility of gazelles while my mom cautiously relied on her walking stick and my dad’s arm to guide her every step.
—Christine Chitnis, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2024
But yaks, horses, and gazelles also appeared, along with two species of deer.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024
The Eastern or Mongolian steppe is home to large herds of gazelle and antelope and has also been home to humans for at least 45,000 years.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 June 2024
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“Gazelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gazelle. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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gazelle
noun
ga·zelle
gə-ˈzel 
plural gazelles also gazelle
: any of numerous small graceful swift antelopes of Africa and Asia
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