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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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The casting featured a deep roster of models, from elders to adorable kids, many the children of staffers.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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The couple, who got married in 2012 and share four kids, seem interested in packing their bags and heading across the pond for a while.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
7 May 2026
Noun
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This group includes antelope, cattle, and other hoofed mammals.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Access to the neighboring Capunda Nature Reserve, a private concession that offers family-friendly game drives to see ostrich, zebras, rhinos, sable antelopes, giraffes, and crocodiles.—
Samantha Falewée,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From a practical standpoint, outstate cities, towns and hamlets either could not or did not want to spend more taxpayer money on new flags and seals and new paint jobs for public equipment.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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The predators also have a varied diet, including fish, seals, sea lions, dolphins, rays, and smaller sharks.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Alligators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alligators. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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