beasties

plural of beastie
as in animals
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings I've become used to sharing our cabin in the woods with all sorts of little beasties

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Recent Examples of beasties Greg and Denise are having some marital issues, but everybody needs to put other concerns aside to stay alive with nasty raptors and other hungry beasties around. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 And when that happens, astronomers will set about studying these new beasties with other eyes on the sky to learn more about them and hopefully understand them. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 There be beasties beyond US Route 93, bigger than my vision could handle. Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 My bathtub seems to be a place these cute beasties like to hang out. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026 Abby’s Magical Beasties, where one of the beasties goes missing, and Abby must problem-solve. Sarah Scott, Parents, 3 Nov. 2025 In a horrific twist, Kasumi (Kana Hanazawa) wakes up way too early — and thus has to battle the ferocious beasties to survive. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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  • The fourth, the Indian rhinoceros, is vulnerable, its habitat shrinking rapidly as fragmented and isolated population groups spread across a shattered landscape littered with invasive plant species poisonous to the animals.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Along the way, guides share insights, and tours will stay in habitats longer when the animals are active and playing together or eating.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
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  • Riparian habitats, like creeks flowing through canyons, are home to sensitive creatures including California newts, frogs and toads.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Director/co-writer Zach Cregger has fashioned a movie with original characters set in the world of the games, where a virus outbreak caused by the nefarious Umbrella Corporation threatens the world with zombies and other hard-to-re-kill creatures.
    Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Beasties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beasties. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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