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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
There’s now new fishing regulations, shifts in target species, the rise of more species-specific gear and even changing social attitudes which have all contributed to fishers spending less time in angelshark habitats.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
More philosophically, perhaps, other skeptics argue that a species is more than a collection of genes devoid of environmental, ecological or evolutionary context.
—Alex Erwin, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
The babies, who are a species of monkey, had a smooth birth on May 19, said KC Zoo executive director Sean Putney.
—Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Although the fifth mass extinction wiped out three-quarters of all species on Earth, each species-specific ecosystem survived.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2025
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
More philosophically, perhaps, other skeptics argue that a species is more than a collection of genes devoid of environmental, ecological or evolutionary context.
—Alex Erwin, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
The babies, who are a species of monkey, had a smooth birth on May 19, said KC Zoo executive director Sean Putney.
—Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Although the fifth mass extinction wiped out three-quarters of all species on Earth, each species-specific ecosystem survived.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for species
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Across the technology investing world, investors are scaling their bets on a seductive thesis: Generative AI will transform low-margin service businesses into high-margin software companies.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Our copyright statutes were written for a world of photocopiers and cassette tapes, not cloud infrastructure and self-learning algorithms.—
Aron Solomon
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The move marks the first time a major Hollywood studio has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit of this kind.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
11 June 2025
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While most dogs can be trained to live with other canines, those that belong to the same breed have a higher chance of getting along.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Topics include: chicken breeds, raising chicks, designing coops and pens, and chicken health and nutrition.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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And listing this doesn’t capture the sheer violation of humanity: ripping babies away from their mothers, damaging trans kids by denying them access to medical care, and abetting food apartheid by working to eliminate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.—
Michael Pfleger,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Speaking to the protesters through a loudspeaker, Osceola said that the people behind the facility have forgotten their humanity.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Tariffs and the economic uncertainty haven’t impacted prices too deeply just yet, though May’s inflation inched up more than expected last month, reaching 2.7%, according to the core personal consumption expenditures index—excluding food and energy categories.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The second category of safeguards involves imposing restrictions on companies that synthesize nucleic acids.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Having earned his stripes as a loyalist to this President, he's been rewarded with this lifetime nomination.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
25 June 2025
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Looking closer, this busy bee did not have any of the characteristic yellow stripes and was somewhat larger than the typical bumble bee.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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The men’s team has already qualified for the World Cup in 2026, meaning a third appearance at a men’s World Cup for a nation of just over five million people.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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These new episodes, though, bear fruit, in the form of progress, and forward momentum, and the impossible optimism of people changing for the better.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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With a body shaped like Mount Fuji, the new-to-science sea anemone is not only a new species but is also part of a new genus and family, according to a study published June 18 in the journal Diversity.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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For example, flies feed on carrion, and plants in the genus Stapelia bloom accompanied by the stench of rotten meat.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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“Species.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/species. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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