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Recent Examples of elephant Other live cameras monitoring elephants, lions and naked mole-rats also remain active during the shutdown. Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025 Analysis of loop-like bag openings found in female graves from the fifth to seventh century revealed that these were made from African elephant ivory. Duncan Sayer, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025 Enormous driftwood trees are scattered along the shore, producing a scene that’s often compared to an elephant boneyard. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025 One Pasteurella-like microbe carried genetic hints of virulence and has ties to deadly outbreaks in modern African elephants. Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for elephant
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Noun
  • Killer whales are highly social ocean predators that live and travel in groups, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The law that banned whale captivity did not apply to the existing population of captive whales at Marineland, but the park had to comply with another part of the law that forbade breeding.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Here’s an overview of Walmart’s openings for 2025, as well as the retail giant's upcoming new store that's slated to open before the year closes.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The law went into effect in the wake of numerous accusations by American brands and retailers that container shipping giants had spurned service commitments and charged excessive late fees during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Benjamin was killed while wearing a dinosaur costume.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • From the Elgol dinosaur to the Krusatodon or the world’s largest pterosaur fossil from the Jurassic period, fossils found here have shaped our understanding of the prehistoric world.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their 7-3 win over the Cubs in Game 2 of the other NLDS matchup was powered solely by three monster home runs.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Season 3 picks up with the Monster Association arc, as S-class heroes band together to rescue a hostage taken by monsters claiming affiliation with the villainous organization.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With these tools, scientists may one day trace how microbes and mammoths co-evolved.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
  • One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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