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Recent Examples of carnivorous
According to the team, this behavior may be a way for the adult bats to gradually wean offspring from a milk diet to a carnivorous one.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
My neighbors in Elbert County promptly responded with outrage, flying banners and flags declaring their support for agriculture and a carnivorous diet.
—Kayla Gabehart, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2025
The story of other giant carnivorous dinosaurs, though, was a bit more complicated.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
The zoo is home to carnivorous predators such as the Asiatic lion, European lynx and Sumatran tiger.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
My neighbors in Elbert County promptly responded with outrage, flying banners and flags declaring their support for agriculture and a carnivorous diet.
—Kayla Gabehart, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2025
The story of other giant carnivorous dinosaurs, though, was a bit more complicated.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
The zoo is home to carnivorous predators such as the Asiatic lion, European lynx and Sumatran tiger.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivorous
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Sell assets for picks and cap space and attack an aggressive rebuild this offseason.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Control an aggressive infestation with a preemergent herbicide applied in late summer before chickweed seeds germinate.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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McBride sets the political context for Swift’s savage indignation by noting that 1727–1729 saw three successive harvest failures in Ireland.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
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The singer went viral at Monday night’s show for her seemingly savage reaction to Tori Kelly and Muni Long’s tribute performance.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In April, Gumrukcu’s lavish life came crashing back to reality when he was found guilty of orchestrating a deadly hit on a former business partner who threatened to unveil the slippery Los Angeles businessman’s fraudulent past.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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What started as a joyful dance party on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah suddenly became one of the first targets and deadliest sites of a surprise terror attack by Hamas.—
Gaby Vinick,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
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While Memphis has seen high numbers of violent crimes such as homicides and carjackings in recent years, Democratic and Republican officials have noted decreases this year in some crime categories.—
Devon M. Sayers,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Even so, to take on one of the most famous women in history — and through a lens so bloody and violent — is a mighty tall order.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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In a competition bear-ly more ferocious, 12 chunky brown bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve have been battling it out in one of the most cutthroat places on the planet – the internet.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The numbers may not leap off the page, but one of Sunday’s most exciting clashes was the 60-minute chess match between the Detroit Lions’ run game and the Cleveland Browns’ ferocious defensive front.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Research shows that the marketing practices of commercial infant formula companies are predatory, pervasive and misleading.—
Ann Kellams,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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During a recent appearance on VladTV, the iconic video vixen opened up about her experience touring the country at 14 years old and how the period exposed her to predatory behavior from associates of 2 Live Crew and other celebrities.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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As Auberge continues expanding into urban markets and deepening its European presence, the challenge will be maintaining that fierce independence at scale.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Rescuers are struggling to reach at least 200 hikers trapped in a Mount Everest valley by an unexpectedly fierce weekend snowstorm that pounded the mountain with snow and heavy rain, according to Chinese state media CCTV.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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But what if their rapacious appetites had an unexpected side effect?—
Rebecca Boyle,
Scientific American,
4 Oct. 2025
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Having secured both monopolies and monopsonies, tech companies behave more like rapacious rentiers than proper capitalists.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Carnivorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivorous. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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