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View definitions for gorilla

gorilla

noun as in anthropoid

noun as in hoodlum

noun as in monkey

noun as in primate

noun as in simian

noun as in goon

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Example Sentences

“The 800-pound gorilla in the room, of course, is the newly elected president. His view on interest rates is known… Regardless of the logic, he just wants interest rates to be lower.”

“It feels like a gorilla is sitting on my chest,” she said.

From Salon

They compared human responses to the visual responses of five chimpanzees, two gorillas, and two orangutans at the Basel Zoo.

Guy, a western lowland gorilla, received hundreds of birthday cards every year.

It's not new to not include a product in an ad or to raise eyebrows - the gorilla beating the drums to Phil Collins didn't feature any Cadbury's chocolate, for example.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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