alligator

noun

Definition of alligatornext
as in crocodile

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Recent Examples of alligator The Katy, Texas, native has hunted everything from deer to alligator and posts pictures of his trophies on Instagram. — Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 However, the snout of an alligator is more blunt and u-shaped. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 July 2026 That same weekend, an 11-year-old boy visiting from Pennsylvania had his hand amputated after an alligator bite at a Marion County fishing camp. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026 On June 21, a man was also attacked after making contact with an alligator while recreating on Marion County’s Rainbow River, the FWC said. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for alligator
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alligator
  1. crocodile
  2. antelope
  3. kid
  4. snakeskin
  5. seal
  6. pigskin
Noun
  • Being in denial of my defensiveness, my crocodile urged me to keep pushing.
    — Hylke Faber, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Rihanna attended the sporting event with partner A$AP Rocky, who also kept it casual, wearing Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton sneaker, called the Combi, with a bright red crocodile leather upper.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Definition of crocodile
Noun
  • But for conservationists, the cottonwoods and surrounding area are worth protecting for their many other residents, including antelope, bighorn sheep and potentially jaguar.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Natural Selection’s new-build camp Tawana is set amid Botswana’s Moremi Game Reserve, some 1,900 square miles of grassland and flood plain teeming with antelope and elephants, lions and hippos.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Definition of antelope
Noun
  • Residents didn’t feel safe walking their dogs down the street, let alone taking their kids to the neighborhood park.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Aliso Beach has a steep drop-off near the shoreline, where several kids took the warnings seriously.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • While the snakeskin iteration is not currently listed on Jude’s website, the silhouette, which retails for $540, is available in an array of colors with a smooth leather finish.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
  • The audience is a sea of cowboy hats, dinner-plate-sized belt buckles, and snakeskin boots.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Definition of snakeskin
Noun
  • Igoe said deputies treated the man with a chest seal and tourniquet.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • If the turbine components are off by even a fraction of a millimeter, intense rotational speeds can cause severe vibrations and break the helium seals.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of seal
Noun
  • College Football 27, EA Sports' latest edition of the popular pigskin video game series, was released last week to both massive fanfare and scathing critiques.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • The Canadian Football League has been providing die-hard pigskin enthusiasts with an early fix for their football yearnings each summer for decades.
    — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026
Definition of pigskin

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“Alligator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alligator. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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