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Noun
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Ingesting the water could cause stomach pain, diarrhea or vomiting and even liver damage for people and animals.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Aug. 2025 -
Both beloved animals have died, the zoo announced Friday.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Most of the remaining beasties now live on remote islands near the equator, and most humans would conveniently like to forget them.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
30 June 2025
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That hybrid classification extends to recent hits such as Minecraft and Sonic the Hedgehog, which combine live actors with CGI beasties.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Players will need to survive a brutal future, extract key people from the past and stop nightmarish creatures.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Generally, this curious-looking creature that’s about the size of a cat rarely causes problems for the homeowner.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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Shop Deli Gifts 11 Dead on I-80 in 2009 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering—Find out what rhymes with varmint!—
Megan Cummins
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Another disadvantage: Adding banana peels directly to the soil may attract unwelcome varmints.—
Marin Independent Journal,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacbee.com,
25 July 2025
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Unfortunately, the feed in chicken coops will attract vermin.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 July 2025
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But Madsen was born to be the Lee Marvin of the 1990s — the kind of laconic brute who spoke softly and carried a sharp straight-razor.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
3 July 2025
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The novel is often rhapsodic about its alpha brutes, but, toward the end, Frey turns the tables.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
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In some cases, the animals still wouldn’t move even after the quadruped bumped into them.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
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More Kent Nishimura/AP A robotic quadruped, also known as a robot dog, during the US Army's 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, June 14, 2025.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
Noun
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With the snake out of the tunnel and train traffic clear to commence, Mackenzie places the reptile in a netted bag to remove the critter from the home.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Researchers have seen that wild horses and burros will hog water tanks, streams, and other water sources — often to the detriment of native critters like deer and antelope, which are easily bullied by a big stallion.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
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“Blastie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastie. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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