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as in type
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
a music that is now generally regarded as a distinct species of rap
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as in kind
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
in the late 1960s there emerged a new species of actor: edgy and not conventionally handsome
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as in world
human beings in general
the future of the species may well depend on our willingness to limit the impact of an ever-increasing population
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Recent Examples of species
This is a species common to urban and suburban West Africa.
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ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
This species is Critically Endangered, with just 208–303 adult individuals estimated in 2023 to be alive in the wild (ref).
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Implications for evolution and health Chromosome changes like these may help species form and adapt.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The film feels like a throwback, nuanced layering to the storytelling, something evident in films that Al made back in the day but now seem to be on the endangered species list.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
This species is Critically Endangered, with just 208–303 adult individuals estimated in 2023 to be alive in the wild (ref).
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Implications for evolution and health Chromosome changes like these may help species form and adapt.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The film feels like a throwback, nuanced layering to the storytelling, something evident in films that Al made back in the day but now seem to be on the endangered species list.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for species
Noun
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Those characters don’t actually exist in either world, but their media does.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Netflix had offered the best of both worlds—access to a nation-wide streaming audience, plus a level of theatrical play commensurate with what the movie would have received from a traditional art-house distributor anyway.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Leaf blowers of any kind may disturb wildlife habitat and contribute to soil erosion by removing organic matter and exposing the top layer of soil.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Sep. 2025
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There are slumps, patches of mediocre play, doldrums of various kinds.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Anderson is a rare and rangy breed of cinematic maximalist—a satirical quasi-historian and pop-cultural magpie with a gift for weaving disparate influences into a marvellously unruly synthesis.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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The results found that Lydia is 33 percent Yorkshire terrier, 25 percent Chihuahua, 9 percent poodle and a smaller mix of a number of other breeds including Pomeranian and even American Akita.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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These technologies are revolutionizing humanity’s ability to catalog Earth’s species, which are estimated to number 8 million—though perhaps far, far more—by illuminating the teeming life that so often eludes human observation.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2025
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Through their actions, humanity’s relationship to day and night was reinvented – often in ways that Edison never could have anticipated.—
Ernest Freeberg,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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The table below breaks down the comparisons by category, in necessarily broad strokes.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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The two categories are term and permanent life.—
Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Grey typically isn’t a colour associated with fun, but the background, lettering, stripe down the middle and sleeve design, have defied logic to propel the Raiders into the higher echelons of these rankings.—
Ajay Rose,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tod’s captured the modern Italian mood with bold stripes, impeccable leather and a lifestyle sensibility that felt elevated yet effortless.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Indoreonectes mahadeoensis is the first species of the genus to be discovered from the Narmada River system.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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But modern, cold-adapted, dam-building beavers of the genus Castor appear to have evolved roughly 12 million years ago, perhaps in response to cooling temperatures.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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In their conversation, the horror-lovers sat down to discuss exactly why horror has made its way onto readers' bookshelves worldwide, and how the genre has evolved over the last decade.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Alejandro and his band embrace bomba even more here, dedicating the album’s opener to the genre and leaning into its Afro-Puerto Rican origins and ties to African religions.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Species.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/species. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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