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 fatal incident marks the most recent in a string of elephant attacks on humans in the area.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
So there’s yeah, there’s um, there’s an elephant trail.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
This means elephants, buffalo, and warthogs, among other wild animals, are roaming around at all times.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
Among the collection is a 13-foot-tall elephant king.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
So there’s yeah, there’s um, there’s an elephant trail.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
This means elephants, buffalo, and warthogs, among other wild animals, are roaming around at all times.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
Among the collection is a 13-foot-tall elephant king.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for elephant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephant
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Doris has also written about microscopic plant life for Scientific American’s website and about whale calls for their print magazine.—
Doris Elin Urrutia,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
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The Oyster got a whale of a public relations boost in 1927 when endurance swimmer Mercedes Gleitze wore one while becoming the first English woman to swim across the English Channel.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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But the rally has become increasingly concentrated in a handful of heavyweight technology names, particularly memory-chip maker SK Hynix and electronics giant Samsung Electronics.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Hong Kong/Hangzhou — Stephen Curry announced a partnership for his signature brand with Li-Ning on Monday, ending his sneaker free agency in a major win for the Chinese sportswear giant.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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As this natural history points out, birds are dinosaurs—the only ones who survived the last extinction event.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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For one thing, there are dinosaurs in this seemingly normal suburban enclave, which appears to have suddenly been displaced into a different time and place.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
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Honestly, who can afford a trip to a monster festival this summer?—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Being bitten by Pirate Clark may have been a manifestation of Clark's deepest emotional wounds and desires — or maybe the monster just needed a meal.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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When Colossal Biosciences raises capital at a $10 billion valuation, investors are not betting on the mammoth.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The artificial egg tech is the latest addition to Colossal's list of de-extinction projects, which now span dodo birds, dire wolves, and mammoths.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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