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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Recent Examples of elephant
The elephants were more solemn and inward-looking than we are typically shown, the zebras startlingly intricate and finely drawn.
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AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
To achieve this breakthrough, the team drew inspiration from an unlikely source – the elephant’s trunk.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Dear Reader, The mixing of the metaphors—the elephants and the eggshells—in your first sentence is very good indeed, sort of Seussian or Lewis Carroll–y.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Machinga preached on an analogy of a man who hunted an elephant and attempted to bring it back with others.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elephant
AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
To achieve this breakthrough, the team drew inspiration from an unlikely source – the elephant’s trunk.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Dear Reader, The mixing of the metaphors—the elephants and the eggshells—in your first sentence is very good indeed, sort of Seussian or Lewis Carroll–y.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Machinga preached on an analogy of a man who hunted an elephant and attempted to bring it back with others.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephant
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From the time the practice became a significant industry in the 18th century to its official ban in 1986, whale hunters were heralded with songs and literature celebrating their exploits.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The whales' communication can be disturbed by underwater noise made by humans, and the interference often deters them from certain crucial areas, like breeding and feeding locations.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The ecommerce giant is also expected to make its clothing lines available in five Galeries Lafayette malls, which like BHV is owned by the Société des Grands Magasins (SGM) group in the cities of Dijon, Grenoble, Reims, Angers, and Limoges, though the dates are not set.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Danish shipping giant Maersk on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter operating profit and raised the lower-end of its full-year guidance, bolstered by increasing container volumes.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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In addition to the parks, Moab is home to myriad petroglyphs, seen along Hidden Valley Trail, and dinosaur tracks located within Mill Canyon.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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And if the sneakers themselves didn’t go heavy enough with the prehistoric theme, the shoebox is also fully decked out with a dinosaur motif which, when opened, is intended to look like a Tyrannosaurus opening its mouth.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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In it, Oldham costumes up as a shaggy woodland monster, which—after a more nimble inhabitant seemingly swaps into the outfit—proceeds to engage a human in an elaborate dance routine.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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That mentality has fueled a monster debut season for Porter County Conference leader Kouts (12-3, 4-1).—
Noah Poser,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Children’s Discovery Museum: A celebration 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 1 features sand painting with stencils, storytelling, giant skeleton puppets, and a calaveras procession led by Teatro Familia Aztlán that visits at Lupe, the museum’s 14,000-year-old muerto mammoth, along the way.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Humans have had an impact on biodiversity as far back as 130,000 years ago, with the disappearance of mammoths and giant sloths—and extinction has continued in our wake as the human race spread across the globe.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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