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 National Zoo announced Friday that its 5-week-old Asian elephant calf, Linh Mai, will make her debut before the general public — and on the elephant cam — on April 22, an introduction to human society that follows a brief health scare.
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Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2026
For example, if people judge a cat as more similar to a dog than to an elephant, the goal is to build AI models that arrive at those same judgments.
—Arryn Robbins, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
The elephant is that the real AI TAM [total addressable market] is labor, all $60 trillion of it globally.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
The habitat, the largest project in the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s 109-year history, is home to the park’s herd of eight African savanna elephants.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
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Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2026
For example, if people judge a cat as more similar to a dog than to an elephant, the goal is to build AI models that arrive at those same judgments.
—Arryn Robbins, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
The elephant is that the real AI TAM [total addressable market] is labor, all $60 trillion of it globally.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
The habitat, the largest project in the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s 109-year history, is home to the park’s herd of eight African savanna elephants.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephant
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Almost akin to a fire drill at school, when a whale appeared, the village would leap into action.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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On the Dominica trip, a scientist studying sperm-whale communication quickly became the yacht’s most popular guest.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2026
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Sportswear giant Anta launched its first US store in February, while Urban Revivo opened in New York and London last year; other brands were on display at Milan menswear shows and at Paris Fashion Week.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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By 1963, several other oil companies had entered the scene, including American giants Mobil Oil, Texaco, American Petroleum, and Chevron, as well as ELF from France, and Italy’s Agip Oil.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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The arm measurement spawned numerous online jokes, comparing Bain’s arms to those of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a dinosaur with short arms.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Presence of stones Classified as a thescelosaurid, this bipedal dinosaur was part of a lineage found across East Asia and North America, potentially characterized by a fuzzy exterior.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Adebayo had a monster first half with 20 points (9 for 14 shooting) and 13 boards against a team that leads the league in rebounding.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Adapted from a Japanese novel, the unusual story revolves around a spirit responsible for guiding transient souls to their next reincarnation, who embarks on a perilous mission with a young girl to prevent her being overwhelmed by her anger and transforming into a monster.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
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Surviving Earth explores the world 450M years ago featuring giant sea scorpions, mammoths and sabertooths.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Unlike typical mice with short gray-brown coats, these woolly mice have long dirty-blond hair that mimics the shaggy fur that helped protect mammoths from the Arctic cold.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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