different beast
noun
: an entirely different thing
Reading modern English is one thing, but understanding Shakespeare is an entirely different beast.
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Grabbing people's attention with a splashy Cannes premiere (Moore got a headline-making, multi-minute standing ovation at the French festival) is one thing; holding it, however, is a different beast.
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EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
But Apex itself is a different beast altogether, more reliant on lightning-fast player movement that borders on parkour, allowing for high-stakes acrobatics amid the mayhem of combat.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
The Eagles’ push is a whole different beast, and can’t be as easily scouted as Allen is always running to his left.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
What has subsumed this type of interaction was a wholly different beast.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Feb. 2025
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EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
But Apex itself is a different beast altogether, more reliant on lightning-fast player movement that borders on parkour, allowing for high-stakes acrobatics amid the mayhem of combat.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
The Eagles’ push is a whole different beast, and can’t be as easily scouted as Allen is always running to his left.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
What has subsumed this type of interaction was a wholly different beast.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Different beast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/different%20beast. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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