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Recent Examples of bestiary
Citizens of Louisiana only have to look up at their state flag to see an animal doing some pretty wild — and deeply symbolic — stuff out of a medieval bestiary.
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Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
This fair is also a bestiary, with many of its animal objects ready to serve.
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Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
The second book is the bestiary full of dinosuars of all sizes and shapes.
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Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
In the bestiary, the animals representing the sins were related to animals that existed.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2024
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Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
This fair is also a bestiary, with many of its animal objects ready to serve.
—
Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
The second book is the bestiary full of dinosuars of all sizes and shapes.
—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
In the bestiary, the animals representing the sins were related to animals that existed.
—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for bestiary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestiary
Noun
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Apparently all mothers, even surrogate mothers, were alike, but at least Adele no longer had to fear monitory parables from her real mother.
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The desire to find these kinds of positive parables was largely driven by the fact that Malone is the mother of a young boy.
Noun
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It can be read as a direct allegory for conversion therapy and for other ways that homophobia can alter behavior and cause lasting psychological and emotional damage.
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Hawthorne’s tale is not just an allegory of the Revolution.
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Explore the Wild West from the back of a rickety wagon as characters share famed fables about Paul Bunyan, Babe the Blue Ox, Pecos Bill, John Henry and Hekeke.
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But the turtle/cat comment just sounds like a summary of Aesop’s absolute worst fable.
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The against-all-odds survival narrative stunned even veteran first responders.
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Warren Buffett maintains his faith in America's resilience and innovation, while Elon Musk highlights technology's role in shaping national narratives.
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“Bestiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestiary. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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