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plural gazelles also gazelle
: any of numerous small to medium graceful and swift African and Asian antelopes (Gazella and related genera)
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James Wood is this year’s Elly De La Cruz, a lanky, powerful hitter who can run like a gazelle and hit missiles (and also has a bit of a strikeout issue).
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Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The wilderness is also stalking the beleaguered Duttons like a limpy gazelle ripe for the picking.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
In between all of the elephants, gazelles and zebras, explorers can also discover their fair share of other fauna thriving around the camp.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Each evening the hotel arranges a desert safari in a 4x4 that takes you over the sand dunes to spot the desert’s elusive oryx and native gazelles.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The wilderness is also stalking the beleaguered Duttons like a limpy gazelle ripe for the picking.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
In between all of the elephants, gazelles and zebras, explorers can also discover their fair share of other fauna thriving around the camp.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Each evening the hotel arranges a desert safari in a 4x4 that takes you over the sand dunes to spot the desert’s elusive oryx and native gazelles.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Gazelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gazelle. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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gazelle
noun
ga·zelle
gə-ˈzel 
plural gazelles also gazelle
: any of numerous small graceful swift antelopes of Africa and Asia
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