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
It isn't yet known which sections of the genome are vital for achieving the characters needed to make an elephant fit for life in the Arctic Circle.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
One hundred and one life-size elephant sculptures will be showcased in Houston's Hermann Park in April.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Colossal scientists were also the first to generate elephant induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSCs) — cells that could potentially be developed into any tissue in the body — in a lab.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
The lab mice, which have been modified to have shaggy fur and golden coats, are a demonstration of the kind of gene edits that the company hopes to perform on a much larger scale, modifying Asian elephants to more closely resemble their woolly mammoth ancestors.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
One hundred and one life-size elephant sculptures will be showcased in Houston's Hermann Park in April.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Colossal scientists were also the first to generate elephant induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSCs) — cells that could potentially be developed into any tissue in the body — in a lab.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
The lab mice, which have been modified to have shaggy fur and golden coats, are a demonstration of the kind of gene edits that the company hopes to perform on a much larger scale, modifying Asian elephants to more closely resemble their woolly mammoth ancestors.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephant
Noun
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Environmentalists said that oil and chemicals posed a risk to sea life, including whales and dolphins and to birds, including puffins, gannets and guillemots that live on coastal cliffs.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The researchers also looked at how other large sharks and whales move through water to deduce the megalodon’s shape.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The industrial gas giant is a major outperformer this year.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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The tech industry, including giants such as Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Meta, is rethinking its approach to meet these growing energy requirements by investing in nuclear technology.—
Mark Mahle,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Choose from fun themes like animals, unicorns and princesses, and dinosaurs.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
10 Mar. 2025
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Turn snack time into play time with four fun dinosaur shapes that are perfect for sharing, baking and decorating.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fing turns out to be as much as a destructive monster as Myrtle, who in turn, must battle it out with the evil animal park owner, The Viscount (Waititi), determined to own this rarest of creatures.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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Fing turns out to be as much as a destructive monster as Myrtle, who in turn, must battle it out with the evil animal park owner, The Viscount (Waititi), who is determined to own this rarest of creatures.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Here’s what to know Company creates 'woolly mouse' in quest to bring back mammoths.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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So if a mammoth is on your Christmas wish list, you might be disappointed come December 25.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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