alligators

plural of alligator

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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. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alligators
Noun
  • Growing up, Wynter Starks didn’t trick-or-treat like other kids.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Each year, as the temperature rises, the town’s regular population of around 300 swells with thousands of kids soaking up the simple pleasures of the great outdoors.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Browse the Collection The Kalahari gemsbok or giant oryx is a big tough antelope about the size of a spike bull elk and with long, straight, very sharp horns.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Also avoid bats, monkeys and forest antelope, and do not enter caves or mines where bats may live.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Its electronics are all sealed inside the body, and all of its plugs have gasket seals to prevent moisture from entering.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Nearby Mystic Aquarium is a standout with beluga whales, sharks, African penguins, seals, sea lions, and more.
    Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Alligators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alligators. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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