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Recent Examples of alligators
The Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences has had alligators on display for more than 100 years, although Claude is the museum’s first albino alligator, the museum said.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alligators
Noun
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Enjoy the theater, movies, sports events and fun activities with kids.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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With features like the big open lawn, a kids play area, a permanent food truck, waterfront seating, and the first dog run in downtown.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Zebras, warthogs, antelopes with horns that looked like long, twisted lollipops.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Bella Italia is known for game dishes such as ostrich, pheasant, antelope, venison, elk, caribou and bison along with house grappa.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The product itself, plastic containers with airtight seals, was unfamiliar and difficult to explain on a store shelf.—
Paula de la Cruz,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Guests fish for invasive tilapia in the natural lagoon, and the resort takes the fish (which are disruptive to the local habitat) to the rehab center for the seals to eat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Alligators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alligators. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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