different animal
noun
: something different
The sport has changed. It's a very/completely different animal today.
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All that said, and knowing full well that the middle three games in Yankee Stadium might be a completely different animal?
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Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 27 Oct. 2024
Martha, directed by R.J. Cutler, is a different animal.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
In Suicide Squad, Harley was a somewhat different animal from her classic depiction.
—Abraham Josephine Riesman, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
The headline number — two-thirds, or in the case of the new report, 73 percent — refers to the average decline of thousands of different animal populations, not the total number of animals.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
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Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 27 Oct. 2024
Martha, directed by R.J. Cutler, is a different animal.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
In Suicide Squad, Harley was a somewhat different animal from her classic depiction.
—Abraham Josephine Riesman, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
The headline number — two-thirds, or in the case of the new report, 73 percent — refers to the average decline of thousands of different animal populations, not the total number of animals.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Different animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/different%20animal. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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