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  • A glass wall partially printed with a complex, pointillist pattern done in opaque blue paint curves, whale-like, around a jewelry showroom, where egg-shaped sculptures designed by Mr. Jaklitsch are draped in jeweled necklaces, filling in for mannequin busts, like something out of a Jetsons-inspired, futuristic dream.

    A Makeover for Marc Jacobs Robbie Whelan 2012

  • The pillows and blankets are not just for comfort; they also cut what can be a whale-like piece of furniture in the room.

    The Best in Squooshy Sofas Rita Konig 2012

  • Ballooning to around 250 pounds, the whale-like Elvis was forced to cancel all-important Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe shows.

    John W. Whitehead: Elvis Presley: Down Lonely Street at the Heartbreak Hotel John W. Whitehead 2011

  • Ballooning to around 250 pounds, the whale-like Elvis was forced to cancel all-important Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe shows.

    John W. Whitehead: Elvis Presley: Down Lonely Street at the Heartbreak Hotel John W. Whitehead 2011

  • I tried to make a whale-like thing, but as usual, no software ever seems to do exactly what I want.

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Are you getting Spore? 2008

  • Aquaman makes his way back, too, riding two of the whale-like creatures he summoned before:

    Brave and The Bold: "Mystery In Space!" rob! 2009

  • Our take: A ghostly woman in white and a kinda creepy-looking burned guy – both of whom are spirits – begin appearing to several Atlantis residents while a scientist (bumbling and geeky in the manner of all B-movie/series characters) investigates the sudden arrival of several whale-like creatures.

    New To Us: STARGATE ATLANTIS | the TV addict 2007

  • Aquaman makes his way back, too, riding two of the whale-like creatures he summoned before:

    Archive 2009-03-01 rob! 2009

  • I watched as giant behemoths – large, ugly whale-like – swim by.

    Cancer New Moon July 2-3, 2008 2008

  • For exam­ple, the incred­i­ble dense­ness of the atmos­phere on Blue Moon makes the evo­lu­tion­ary leap from sea ani­mals to fly­ing ani­mals much more straight­for­ward, pro­duc­ing a species of air­borne whale-like crea­tures.

    Two Whole New Worlds « Snarkmarket 2006

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