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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
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Davis police on Monday continued their search for the person or people who shot and wounded three people in the city’s Community Park on Saturday sending UC Davis Picnic Day revelers scrambling from the chaos.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Every person in the USA, not just citizens, has a right to due process.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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This movie is cute, has vibrant landscapes (jelly beans, hot-air balloons, artsy eggs), and animals with loads of personality.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
18 Apr. 2025
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Deadly dog mauling Kansas City Police officers responded around 9:30 p.m. Nov. 2, 2024, to the Marlborough East neighborhood for a call about an animal bite incident.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Mac Engel Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7760 Mac Engel is an award-winning columnist who has covered sports since the dawn of man; Cowboys, TCU, Stars, Rangers, Mavericks, etc. Olympics.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Their names appeared on a list of more than 200 Venezuelan men held in the notorious prison, which is how their family found them.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 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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However, evidence increasingly suggests that early in its life, Mars was a warm and wet planet much like our own.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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But the science between the little guys and the big guys is the same.—
Allure,
Allure,
14 Apr. 2025
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In many ways, Trout’s jaunt into the stands was more reminiscent of Jurickson Profar of the Padres jumping into the left field pavilion in Game 2 of last season’s National League Division series against the Dodgers to rob a home run from that guy again, Mookie Betts.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Birds don’t have a cerebral cortex—at least, not in the same way that humans do.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Launches with celebrity crews may attract headlines, but the majority of spaceflights Blue Origin has conducted to date with New Shepard haven't even had humans aboard at all.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Creature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creature. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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