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Recent Examples of carnivorous
In another stroke of luck, the site has remained almost untouched thanks to the nonprofit Meadowview, which bought the surrounding land to preserve a rare carnivorous plant, the purple pitcher, in its natural habitat.
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Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
The finding challenges the usual image of carnivorous dinosaurs as constantly fast-moving predators and instead offers a glance at their slower day-to-day behavior.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
My daughter, enjoying her college graduation travel gift with me, loved the snorkeling and beach resort time but seemed a bit anxious about encountering huge carnivorous lizards in the forest.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
Cats possess other features of their wild relatives in being basically carnivorous, remarkably agile and powerful, and finely coordinated in movement.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
The finding challenges the usual image of carnivorous dinosaurs as constantly fast-moving predators and instead offers a glance at their slower day-to-day behavior.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
My daughter, enjoying her college graduation travel gift with me, loved the snorkeling and beach resort time but seemed a bit anxious about encountering huge carnivorous lizards in the forest.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
Cats possess other features of their wild relatives in being basically carnivorous, remarkably agile and powerful, and finely coordinated in movement.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivorous
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Grey-zone tactics refer to a range of aggressive tactics that vary from navy ship patrols to drone flights, but fall short of direct combat.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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That will be decided in the coming hours, as the Heat remains in aggressive pursuit of a trade for Antetokounmpo.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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For my microgeneration, the disillusionment crept in with the savage failure of the Iraq War.—
Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
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Set in the fictional lands of Westeros, House of the Dragon depicts a savage succession struggle within House Targaryen and a resulting civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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At the same time, vaccination rates have declined, worrying experts that more people could become vulnerable to this potentially deadly but preventable infection.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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The suspect, who has not yet been identified by police, was arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of 22-year-old Nasir Majied on Friday, June 5.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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Aerion Targaryen Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett), also known as Aerion Brightflame, is a volatile and cruel Targaryen prince infamous for his arrogance and violent behavior.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Nolan seems to be striving for geographic realism interspersed with violent and fantastic episodes.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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So playing characters who were so ferocious and bold and confident and determined and all that helped me profoundly in my personal life.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Your ferocious work ethic and absolutely unshakable moral fiber.—
Scott Bauer,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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There’s an adolescent’s sense of menace and taboo in her work, too, which often revolves around predatory adults and the vulnerable young women who counterintuitively welcome their abuse.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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McDonnell, who focuses on predatory fish and impacts from climate change and fishing, typically tags fish with sensors for studies.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Despite a few glimmers of good feeling, today's fierce political divisions have redefined a milestone that has often been marked by unity and optimism, at least for a moment.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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An uncontained blaze in Utah’s Juab County has scorched 34 square miles, forcing the evacuation of Eureka and nearby ranches as firefighters race to shield homes amid fierce winds.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Young women being preyed upon and seduced by rapacious Hollywood producers, stars and studio heads is a tired cliché, but like all clichés, it is based on reality.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Not the timeless myths of rapacious, demonic women or saintly self-sacrificial mothers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
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“Carnivorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivorous. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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