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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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as in person
a member of the human race
we must try to be kind to our fellow creatures
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Recent Examples of creature
Standing around 10 feet tall, weighing around 220 pounds and with an axe-like beak capable of delivering devastating strikes, the terror bird would have proved a formidable foe for most creatures.
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Peter Guo, NBC news, 24 July 2025
The series, which has yet to receive a title, will see Newfoundland play Newfoundland as the rugged and picturesque Atlantic ocean provides the backdrop for the hunt for a sea creature.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
But then appeared on the road a living creature whose intent my driver could not understand: a cow.
—Shekar Natarajan, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Set to shoot in New Mexico this fall, the film is about a high schooler who discovers his parents have been harboring a supernatural creature.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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Peter Guo, NBC news, 24 July 2025
The series, which has yet to receive a title, will see Newfoundland play Newfoundland as the rugged and picturesque Atlantic ocean provides the backdrop for the hunt for a sea creature.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
But then appeared on the road a living creature whose intent my driver could not understand: a cow.
—Shekar Natarajan, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Set to shoot in New Mexico this fall, the film is about a high schooler who discovers his parents have been harboring a supernatural creature.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creature
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Several of the pieces sport bold patterns, including three conversational prints from illustrator Brandon Campbell — desert, coastal and pines — that feature graphics of the nature and animals.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
23 July 2025
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One way the department is minimizing conflict is by having range riders present for animals in open range.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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For every year before age 13 that a person acquired a smartphone, their mental health and well-being were likely to be lower, the study found.—
Kara Alaimo,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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Initial report: The intersection of Interstate 70 and North Post Road is closed as officials investigate a fatal crash that killed one person in east Indianapolis, Indianapolis police said.—
Matthew Cupelli,
IndyStar,
21 July 2025
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Those same schools can give their men’s basketball programs the largest cut of the revenue sharing pie, rather than the 20 percent that most of their high-major colleagues should receive.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Ahead of this summer’s tournament, D’Amelio reached out to UConn men’s basketball General Manager Tom Moore to explore the idea of playing at either Gampel Pavilion or PeoplesBank Arena (formerly the XL Center).—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
24 July 2025
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In this biography, former Enquirer and Cincinnati Post sportswriter Bill Koch takes us beyond a tragic football career and reveals Cook the man: his childhood in Chillicothe, his career at the University of Cincinnati and his life after football.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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The extended life of a coal-burning generating unit confirms the worst fears of environmental groups ― who have watched warily as potential data center energy demand forecasts spiked ― that massive new demand loads could prolong the use of polluting coal and gas.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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This -- Donald Trump should never have been hanging out with this guy and any other politician, any other human being.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 July 2025
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Our guys just competed and just really proud of the effort.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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But killing off the current information ecosystem means that AIs will increasingly ingest new content written by other AIs, because the humans who produced the content are gone or will be soon.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 July 2025
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Horses — selectively bred by humans over millennia — lack this response and will just keep pumping out foals.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
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“Creature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creature. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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