ELEPHANTS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

elephants

noun

variants also elephant

plural of elephant

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 elephants In nature, larger animals, such as elephants and whales, tend to live longer than smaller animals, such as mice and shrews, Teeling says. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026 In the film, Dumbo, a baby elephant with large ears, is dropped off by a stork at a circus in Florida. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026 The debut feature centers on Pilati, head of a kinnar, or third-gender, community in a village hemmed in by elephant forest, who takes over the hunt for a missing girl when police won’t help. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026 There are plans to introduce elephants in the next 12 to 18 months. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 Five mammal groups – primates, carnivores, whales, elephants and rhinos – received 86% of available funding, despite accounting for only one-third of threatened mammal projects. — David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 The 18-year-old female elephant got loose from her handler outside her enclosure, then went on the run, demolishing the door of a saloon on North Avenue, smashing in the window of another and walking through the fence around a vacant lot. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 The shoe uses a red leather upper with darker red nubuck overlays at the toe and heel in place of the Air Jordan 3’s traditional elephant print detailing. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026 Instead of using labels, Alkhatib talks his guests through the treasures, which include a marble model of the Taj Mahal, a geode from Morocco and a silver elephant sculpture from Sri Lanka. — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026

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Organisms not resistant to this onslaught—anything from microbes and crops to whales and humans—would experience an almost violently severe sunburn.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Five mammal groups – primates, carnivores, whales, elephants and rhinos – received 86% of available funding, despite accounting for only one-third of threatened mammal projects.

— David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of whales

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In a report this month that sharply criticized data center giants including Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft, several Senate Democrats said companies have used nondisclosure agreements to freeze out the public.

— Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
In a report this month that sharply criticized data center giants including Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft, several Senate Democrats said companies have used non-disclosure agreements to freeze out the public.

— Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

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In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
See fossils of the 14-foot, 20,000-pound mammoths that used to roam around Texas.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of mammoths

Noun

Set on a mysterious island ravaged by floods and warring armies, a masked boy and girl must traverse atmospheric environments, rescue friends, and confront nightmarish monsters.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
Wētā is famous for its monsters and sci-fi creatures, so making a romantic lead gave the creatives a unique challenge.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2026

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