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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as in whales
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
Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Some experts have suggested that elephants and manatees have chins, but others argue that their facial structures are fundamentally distinct and should not be compared to humans.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Secondaries are an elephant-sized black box.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Bats sleep eighteen to twenty hours a day, while wild elephants sleep just two hours a night.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Some experts have suggested that elephants and manatees have chins, but others argue that their facial structures are fundamentally distinct and should not be compared to humans.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
The car features the Jumpman logo on the hood and a black cement elephant print inspired by the Air Jordan III sneaker.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Secondaries are an elephant-sized black box.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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