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Recent Examples of antelope
Wildlife biologists say the heat generated by the center could also disrupt the movement of migratory birds, deer, and antelope.
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Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
The mountain bongo is a rare antelope known for its brown skin and distinct white stripes.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
In certain mammals like horses, antelopes, and cows, researchers observed dental patterns similar to those found in adult Maiasaura.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
The effort builds on roughly two years of development, during which the company has assembled the ancient bluebuck genome, created a reference genome using the roan antelope, completed comparative genomic analysis, and established foundational cellular and reproductive systems for the species.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
The mountain bongo is a rare antelope known for its brown skin and distinct white stripes.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
In certain mammals like horses, antelopes, and cows, researchers observed dental patterns similar to those found in adult Maiasaura.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
The effort builds on roughly two years of development, during which the company has assembled the ancient bluebuck genome, created a reference genome using the roan antelope, completed comparative genomic analysis, and established foundational cellular and reproductive systems for the species.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antelope
Noun
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Even people who know little about reptiles understand, instinctively, that crocodile territory is governed by very old rules.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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By the way, the dragon turned out to be a small Nile crocodile, which may have escaped from a merchant ship.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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The unusual discovery was made early Wednesday in Brunswick County, and comes at a time when eastern North Carolina’s alligator population begins a dramatic seasonal shift.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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But both are good at solving crimes, and here in season 2, Eddie is reluctantly stuck in her hometown when an arm turns up in the mouth of a dead alligator, and many more body parts arrive over time.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Takins are from the goat-antelope, or Caprinae, subfamily — which also includes sheep, goats, musk oxen, and chamois.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The hotel is surrounded by extensive black pine forests and wildlife sightings like Eurasian brown bears, wolves, and Balkan chamois are all possible.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Get Tough Purchase ones made from cowhide, goatskin, or pigskin leather or abrasion-resistant canvas that will be harder for thorns to penetrate.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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The first violins were strung with sheep intestines, while early timpanis bore heads made from goatskin.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
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But creating an artificial incubator was necessary because the Giant Moa, a flightless bird that was hunted to extinction on New Zealand a few hundred years ago by Maori settlers, also had giant eggs, far larger than any living bird, even an ostrich, could possibly carry and lay.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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Before scaling the technology further, Colossal plans to conduct additional testing using emu and ostrich eggs, the outlet reported.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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School kids arrived on field trips and groups lined up for exhibitions, taking the escalators up past the abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s vibrant, 83-foot-tall vertical window.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Bell-to-bell phone bans are among the strategies proposed in a new Surgeon General's advisory warning of the threat excessive screen time can pose to kids.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Some of the Native Americans depicted in these pages are clad with only a deerskin loincloth.—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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Before the lean-to was finished, Tom crawled into it and wrapped the deerskin around his feet without taking his boots off.—
Elwyn "Bud" Myers,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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If plain ballet flats feel a little too safe, this snakeskin Mary Jane is a nice middle ground.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
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For a playful take on the tried-and-true combo, style a pair of cigarette jeans with a button-up in a slightly different wash, finishing the look with eye-catching shoes—say, cherry-red flats or snakeskin wedges.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Glamour,
20 May 2026
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“Antelope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antelope. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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