Shift
Shift noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.
Zoo
Zoo noun - A state of noisy, confused activity.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Not only did the series have a total genre shift, and a real villain was introduced into the series, but the characters now live in a fantasy world and are more like petting zoo people compared to the original series where they're largely normal animals.
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As anyone who has seen an elephant walk at the circus or in a zoo, they place their feet down gently without a "boom" because their heavy weight is already supported by the feet on the ground—when their foot is already down they shift their weight onto it.
Source: Film / Jurassic World - Anthropomorphic Shift: The author makes a big deal of how Unicornicopians are Petting Zoo People as opposed to equine in nature.
Source: Fan Fic / My Little Unicorn
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