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Recent Examples of bestiary
Our Creature, Our Selves Image This fair is also a bestiary, with many of its animal objects ready to serve.
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Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The second book is the bestiary full of dinosuars of all sizes and shapes.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
In the bestiary, the animals representing the sins were related to animals that existed.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
That creature, in turn, can be traced back to medieval bestiaries as a type of whale called aspidochelone, first mentioned in a 2nd-century CE Alexandrian manuscript called the Physiologus.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2023
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Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The second book is the bestiary full of dinosuars of all sizes and shapes.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
In the bestiary, the animals representing the sins were related to animals that existed.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
That creature, in turn, can be traced back to medieval bestiaries as a type of whale called aspidochelone, first mentioned in a 2nd-century CE Alexandrian manuscript called the Physiologus.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestiary
Noun
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Plato’s prescient understanding of ICE agents arose during a discussion of the parable of the Ring of Gyges.—
Paul Rosenzweig,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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Faustian parables unlock more interesting connotations when considered not in terms of politics, but of art.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Long known for its olives and seaside charm, the southern Greek city of Kalamata has found itself in the spotlight thanks to a towering mural that reimagines legendary soprano Maria Callas as an allegory for the city itself.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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An allegory for how De Sosa’s generation is leaving the world, the director says.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This poetic, interactive solo-theater piece blends fable and modern-day storytelling.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Grand Prix winner of last year’s Cannes Critics Week, filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s snaky, surprising fable starts with a sneeze and explodes into a saga about bureaucracy, modernization and moral corruption.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Jesse Plemons, Martin Lawrence and subbing for Oprah Friday Night Lights was a game changer — both in narrative TV and Mikel’s career.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Hong Kong sits at the forefront of fashion innovation, with its vibrant community of designers and creatives who are helping to redefine the industry with sustainability, creativity and rich cultural narratives.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Bestiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestiary. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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