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also elephant
as in mammoths
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 elephants
Other live cameras monitoring elephants, lions and naked mole-rats also remain active during the shutdown.
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Analysis of loop-like bag openings found in female graves from the fifth to seventh century revealed that these were made from African elephant ivory.
—Duncan Sayer, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
Enormous driftwood trees are scattered along the shore, producing a scene that’s often compared to an elephant boneyard.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
One Pasteurella-like microbe carried genetic hints of virulence and has ties to deadly outbreaks in modern African elephants.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
But it must be discussed, if for no other reason than to get the elephant out of the room.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Now zoo elephant populations are aging out with no offspring to replace them.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Snails can look like little elephants, slugs can look like fish, and worms can look like swimming chandeliers.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
And the elephants just lost their job.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Analysis of loop-like bag openings found in female graves from the fifth to seventh century revealed that these were made from African elephant ivory.
—Duncan Sayer, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
Enormous driftwood trees are scattered along the shore, producing a scene that’s often compared to an elephant boneyard.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
One Pasteurella-like microbe carried genetic hints of virulence and has ties to deadly outbreaks in modern African elephants.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
But it must be discussed, if for no other reason than to get the elephant out of the room.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Now zoo elephant populations are aging out with no offspring to replace them.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Snails can look like little elephants, slugs can look like fish, and worms can look like swimming chandeliers.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
And the elephants just lost their job.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephants
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In a study published in Cell, researchers set out to trace the microbial companions of mammoths across a staggering timeline, from over a million years ago to their final days on Wrangel Island just 4,000 years ago.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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Colossal's de-extinction projects now span dodos, dire wolves, mammoths, and moas.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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The show spoofs recent Broadway blockbusters, including celebrity satires and pop culture zings, with hip-hop piano accompaniment.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
1 Oct. 2025
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The actor, who plays the dashing Prince Fiyero in Wicked, has commanded the stage, small screen, and now Hollywood blockbusters—all while maintaining the same approachable charm that first drew audiences to him in the early days of his 30-year career.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Putting Scooby-Doo and the gang up against real monsters creates some great storytelling opportunities.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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Fincher’s take on Flynn’s phenomenon is one of our best literary adaptations of the decade, and while there are no literal monsters in it, there’s nothing spookier than a cool girl.—
Emily Temple
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Neytiri, Jake, Tonowari, and Ronal attend a watery council meeting of nine Tulkun whales, and Spider, a human capable of breathing on Pandora, is shown merging with Eywa.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Inspired by nature, SandboxAQ’s solution uses Earth’s magnetic field like birds and whales do.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Several stores, including grocery chains and retail giants, will be closing their doors in October.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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All of this amounts to a rounding error for the tech giants—averaged out, YouTube made more than $107 million from ad revenue every single day last quarter—but these are still acts of profound obsequiousness and corporate cowardice.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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Almost all of the largest plant and animal species on Earth were driven to extinction, including all of the non-avian dinosaurs and the last of the flying reptiles.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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It's also believed that crabs of this species survived after a meteorite struck Earth around 66 million years ago, the infamous event that led to the extinction of dinosaurs.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mass Appeal and Marvel have joined forces to create an exclusive, limited edition comic book series honoring some of hip-hop’s biggest titans.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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Industry titans are embracing a new generation of technologies that promise lifted features and age-defying results with modest to no downtime.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Elephants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephants. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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