as in whale
something or someone that is unusually large and powerful
by any standard, the new shopping mall will be an elephant and one that is certain to alter the retail landscape
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Going as Ellie for Halloween is easy: Dress up an off-the-rack elephant costume with some seafoam green Liberty merch.
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Them, 9 Oct. 2024
Within a few years, the park had goats, monkeys and more elephants.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
Their day kicked off with the elephants, along with their handlers, greeting the family by bringing them breakfast, according to Garber.
—Alexandra Myers, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Many of the elephants residing at the park have disabilities and injuries including blindness.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Them, 9 Oct. 2024
Within a few years, the park had goats, monkeys and more elephants.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
Their day kicked off with the elephants, along with their handlers, greeting the family by bringing them breakfast, according to Garber.
—Alexandra Myers, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Many of the elephants residing at the park have disabilities and injuries including blindness.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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