Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of animalism Hope is something that Dior’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri can related to, having explored the dualities of hope and despair (as well as lightness and darkness, and fluidity and animalism) in her spring 2023 collection. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025 All of a sudden, that animalism has been incarnated. Hunter Ingram, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024 But what Cameron represents to Harper is unfettered animalism, and that’s part of what’s missing in her relationship with Ethan. Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2022 The Seven Commandments (Revised) of Orwellian Animalism: This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be missing content or contain faulty links. John Brownlee, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2007
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animalism
Noun
  • What society in the world would not see its heart grow cold by such brutality?
    Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
  • Rather, its dignity and resilience will increase, and the Israeli entity will regret its barbarism and brutality.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • This strangeness causes all sorts of internal agitation, an uneasiness about humanity’s closeness to animality.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
  • But also, something more intrinsic — something like her animality.
    Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps the surprise return of Egghead Vance will turn it into symbol of resistance, seen at every demonstration against the cruelties and greed of the Trump machine.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
  • Other laws set to take effect on July 1 in Florida include House Bill 255, establishing harsher penalties for animal cruelty, and House Bill 653, setting new aggravating factors when determining whether someone convicted of a capital felony should receive the death penalty.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Animalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animalism. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on animalism

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!