as in creature
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
we saw a lot of animals at the wildlife refuge—cranes, alligators, deer, a fox, even an armadillo
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as in physical
of or relating to the human body
had intellectual as well as animal needs
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Recent Examples of animal
Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 27 June 2025
Others shared their amazement at the animals captured on the video.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Animal lovers will enjoy horseback riding or visiting one of the area’s animal sanctuaries.
—Katie Seemann, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023
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Noun
Often, animals will walk along the edges of hot springs.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 27 June 2025
Others shared their amazement at the animals captured on the video.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Adjective
However, they are immediately attacked by a ferocious creature that seems not fully animal, not fully human.
—EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Animal lovers will enjoy horseback riding or visiting one of the area’s animal sanctuaries.
—Katie Seemann, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animal
Noun
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Pollinators Matter As National Pollinator Week continues, embracing trends like pollinator pots, promoted by TikTok creators and supported by organizations like Bee Cups, offers an easy and meaningful way to help these crucial creatures thrive.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2025
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For these captive creatures, extinction seemed similarly inevitable.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Fuel costs and physical exhaustion—combined with the general chaos that defined the Grateful Dead’s mid-’70s era—ultimately forced the band to abandon the system after less than a year, retiring it following their October 1974 shows at San Francisco’s Winterland.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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Social isolation, depression, and lack of physical activity are each risk factors for dementia.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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After a late-season implosion in 2011, Epstein moved on to Chicago to slay a beast even more ferocious than the Bambino — the Billy Goat.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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The charges include a Level 4 felony of operating while intoxicated causing death; Level 5 felonies of reckless homicide, criminal recklessness, driving while suspended causing death and Level 6 felonies of driving while suspended causing bodily injury and reckless driving.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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She was arraigned and charged with operating under the influence causing serious bodily injury, misleading a police investigation, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash causing personal injury.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
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“Animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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