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an aggressive and fiercely determined person
even the best defense can't keep that tiger from scoring
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Recent Examples of tiger
After all, what could the pattern of a tiger’s skin have to do with abstract mathematics?
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2025
Along the way, various other species also breathed their last: woolly mammoths, Irish elk, dodos, carrier pigeons, Steller’s sea cows, great auks, thylacines (Tasmanian tigers).
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The sheriff’s office reportedly expressed concern over how the animals were being cared for, but Mitchell said his tigers are given water and fed regularly.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Also on their de-extinction wish list is the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2025
Along the way, various other species also breathed their last: woolly mammoths, Irish elk, dodos, carrier pigeons, Steller’s sea cows, great auks, thylacines (Tasmanian tigers).
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The sheriff’s office reportedly expressed concern over how the animals were being cared for, but Mitchell said his tigers are given water and fed regularly.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Also on their de-extinction wish list is the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiger
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Sharks spotted off Massachusetts coast: 'This is an enormous shark...—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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Whale sharks are also moving between Indian states, highlighting the need for awareness campaigns beyond Gujarat.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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At Looe, an hour spent floating above colorful parrotfish, angelfish and barracuda brings time to a near-standstill.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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Recognizing the creature, which closely resembles a barracuda, as a longnose lancetfish, Boothe rushed to the beach.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Celtics also handled the Magic’s bully ball especially well in the final two games of the series.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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The two became friends as boys when Baku saved Baek-jin from bullies, teaching him how to fight back.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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On April 14, Angel Sanchez was playing with his father in Bushwick's Thomas Boyland Park following baseball practice, when a dog — which his family said was a pit bull — randomly attacked him, per News 12 Brooklyn.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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According to the terrier and pit bull mix’s profile page, Gidget is a curious girl who ended up following her foster mother home.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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Read more Ukraine Su-27 fighter jet crashes Videos show Delta plane catch on fire on Florida tarmac How many US plane crashes have there been in 2025?—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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The two fought on competing networks (Stevenson only wanted to fight on Showtime; Kovalev was an HBO fighter), and no deal could ever be made.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiger. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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