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as in person
a member of the human race
we must try to be kind to our fellow creatures
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as in animal
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
a saint who is celebrated for his love of birds and other small creatures
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Recent Examples of creature
Might concocted creatures suffer in unforeseen ways from the genetic changes?
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
As winds churn up cold water off the Southern California coast, sediment rich in nutrients is swirled up from the ocean floor and becomes feed for smaller creatures in the water who are eaten by larger ones like pelicans, whales and all kinds of fish.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
The adorably scaly creatures are scattered around the world.
—Samantha Neely, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
On the way, Elliott hits a baby unicorn with his rental SUV, wounding it, and Ridley touches its horn and forms a trippy spiritual connection with the creature.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
As winds churn up cold water off the Southern California coast, sediment rich in nutrients is swirled up from the ocean floor and becomes feed for smaller creatures in the water who are eaten by larger ones like pelicans, whales and all kinds of fish.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
The adorably scaly creatures are scattered around the world.
—Samantha Neely, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
On the way, Elliott hits a baby unicorn with his rental SUV, wounding it, and Ridley touches its horn and forms a trippy spiritual connection with the creature.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creature
Noun
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Had Melanie Robinson survived, the 38-year-old mother would have been arrested on capital murder of a person under 10 years old in the death of her baby, Jonas Allen.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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More than 200 attendees in person and online showed up March 24 for the launch of the EndurANT Movement, founded by Encinitas residents Neal and Samara Tricarico one year after their 16-year-old son Anthony died by suicide.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Trump has not previously been counted among the zoo’s critics, who tend to lament the life of captivity suffered by its animals, not their potential indoctrination.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
6 Apr. 2025
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From more types of materials players could use to build and decorate to more animals that inhabited the world to more biomes for players to explore.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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However, most of the damages (as much as 90%) will be allocated to football and men’s basketball due to the revenue generated by the respective sports.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Very few men in their 30s hold on to that childhood dream — Cam Booser is the exception.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Find the little trans child that is ruining your life.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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By Jenna Ryu To say the last few years of Olivia Munn’s life have been a rollercoaster doesn’t fully capture what she’s been through.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
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Our sport needs more people that celebrate the awesomeness of what these guys can do.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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These guys fought savagely, just fought incredibly hard.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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But regardless of the legal standing of this NAD precursor, doctors are more broadly divided on what form of NAD is optimal, how said supplement should be administered for maximum absorption, and whether supplementation is effective (or safe) in humans at all.—
Fiorella Valdesolo,
Allure,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, more research in humans is necessary.4 How to Use It There isn’t enough evidence to recommend taking papain supplements for digestion, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms, or other digestive disorders.—
Sarah Anzlovar, MS,
Verywell Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Creature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creature. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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