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blasties

noun

plural of blastie, Scottish

as in animals

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The data gathered can help understand what animals are being hit and help prevent future strikes.

— Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Scientists have taken advantage of this DNA time machine for one of the world's most endangered marine animals, revealing a story that can't be told by population counts alone.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of animals

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The release also claimed that other employees reported seeing what appeared to be cockroaches and other vermin in the facility, including near airline food carts and in food preparation areas.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Health inspectors found approximately 20 dead cockroaches during the reinspection, but no live vermin.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of vermin

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Many creatures have imprinted on our hearts — and even a city sidewalk — for making their homes near ours.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Thanks in part to a National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowship, Drew explored several designs for flying and became interested in creating robots that flap their wings in a way similar to real-life creatures.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of creatures

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From rats and mice to cockroaches and pigeons, lots of critters are known to roam New York City’s streets.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Instead, use a Bug Blaster hose end sprayer to blast the upper and undersides of the leaves with water and blow the critters away.

— Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of critters

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These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.

— Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of brutes

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