ostrich

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Recent Examples of ostrich The price of a pink ostrich Birkin ranges from $32,000 to $52,500. Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 The community of Chandler was still mostly an agricultural one, with everything from cotton fields to ostrich plantations. Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024 The saga of Biker Jim’s has been as wild and unexpected as the hot dogs themselves, some of them made from reindeer, ostrich, rabbit and rattlesnake meat. Miguel Otarola, The Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2024 Among the other four are the reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, gerenuk antelope, and beisa oryx. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ostrich 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostrich
Noun
  • These monuments will play a vital role in saving hundreds of plants and animals, many of them unique to these landscapes, like the iconic Joshua Tree, desert bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope, Rodd Kelsey, director of land conservation for the Nature Conservancy, told ABC News in a statement.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Herds of cattle and wild pronghorn antelope graze together in this remote expanse, unbroken except for the stray dirt roads crisscrossing between ranches.
    John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The fashion trade imports around 1 million to 2 million crocodile skins every year.
    Alice Catherine Hughes, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
  • His interpretation of the classic Vuitton silhouette features crocodile skin and diamond embellishments.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Conversely, the snake finds the tiger to be too sensitive.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Individual crates were the mode of transport for nearly all the animals except for the snakes, which were placed in pillow cases.
    Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Both of those came with alligator leather straps, while a full diamond bracelet version set with 1,318 round brilliant diamonds is set with a diamond bird resting on a ring of 30 baguette-cut Aquamarines.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Chaos ensues and the two ultimately assure mutual destruction as their fight escalates (and somehow an alligator is involved?).
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Developing a way to detect H5N1 in these conditions required specific strategies for each species, says Rhys. To evaluate pathogens that affect chickens, which relieve themselves everywhere in the barn, the farmers wear booties that end up getting covered in the animals’ waste.
    Alice Park, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Staff will serve a variety of sake, udon, yakitori (skewered chicken) and other beverages and plates.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Hume and several of his contemporaries had a hypothesis: The snakeskin scared away predators.
    Kate Golembiewski, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The snakeskin appeared to provide a deterrent to the squirrels.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Its glossy goatskin leather fabrication adds to the sumptuousness of it all.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Creole chickens weave between our legs, a chunky pig snuffles across the dirt floor, and a dusty ginger cat snoozes on a goatskin chair.
    Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Below is a sneak peak at some popular songs that viewers will hear in the new episodes releasing Thursday.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The Application Process Can Be Very Telling The way a company handles its job application process can offer a sneak peak into its overall organizational culture and employee experience.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Ostrich.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostrich. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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