: something that resembles an octopus especially in having many centrally directed branches
an octopus of a corporation which lends, buys, produces, and sells—Atlantic
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Examples of octopus in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe stick figures in the sketch resemble cephalopods, a class of animal that includes octopuses and squids.—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024 Waiting for the First Avenue subway, Dog and Robot are loudly serenaded by an octopus knocking out a drum solo, sticks flying high in the air.—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024 But in Congress, taking on AI is starting to resemble wrestling an octopus.—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2024 Share [Findings] The deepest octopus observed to date was photographed in the Java Trench.—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for octopus
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