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Reuters — American golfer Vince Whaley had a particularly nerve-wracking encounter with a big-toothed onlooker at the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday, as he was forced to play a shot under the watchful gaze of a lurking alligator.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Tony's Chachere's, on the other hand, is known for its alligator sausage po’boy, Cajun sausage po’boy, jambalaya, and crawfish pie.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
The alligator's name is Fáfnir after Norse mythology.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The police department also requested wildlife officials to eradicate alligators in the body of water where Bryan was found.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Tony's Chachere's, on the other hand, is known for its alligator sausage po’boy, Cajun sausage po’boy, jambalaya, and crawfish pie.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
The alligator's name is Fáfnir after Norse mythology.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The police department also requested wildlife officials to eradicate alligators in the body of water where Bryan was found.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alligator
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The crocodile was seen swimming with the dead canine clamped between its jaws on Monday, per WESH.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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The new species moves the evolutionary clock on dyrosaurids back a few million years earlier than previously believed, an essential stepping stone in understanding crocodile evolution, Saber told McClatchy News in an email.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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While passing near a grassland in the park, rangers noticed a herd of antelope with one white individual.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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About 1,746 people died, along with thousands of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, dogs, and untold birds, antelope, and other wildlife.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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The driveway was already full of other cars arriving and various parents and kids taking photos like crazy and squealing.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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They were married in 1968, with Miguel Bezos adopting her young son, and had two more kids, Christina and Mark.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Taylor Swift gave her stamp of approval to an ultra-trendy footwear aesthetic, snakeskin, when out and about with her friend Gigi Hadid in New York City on Monday.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Bruce wore a snakeskin jacket in the play.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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Aggarwal made her new floor tiles look older and softer by finishing them with a matte seal rather than a traditional gloss.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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For most other trick-or-treaters, the president and first lady plopped full-size Hershey bars and Twizzlers in boxes with the presidential seal into children’s candy bags.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the right shoe starts with a black pigskin suede base and mixes in blurred and distorted details to represent the pixelated side.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Attendance is up nearly 60% over last year at the Mid-American Conference school’s games, the university says, as fans of cats and pigskin unite to cheer on the team and the new mascot.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Alligator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alligator. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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