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Recent Examples of carnivorous
The ants are carnivorous, seeking out prey such as flies, beetles, grasshoppers and termites, according to officials.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
Keep an eye out for California pitcher plant, a native carnivorous plant.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Experts are sounding the alarm about an invasive, carnivorous ant with a painful sting that’s spreading across the United States.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
An invasive species of stinging, carnivorous ants have been slowly spreading in about 20 states.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 9 June 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
Keep an eye out for California pitcher plant, a native carnivorous plant.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Experts are sounding the alarm about an invasive, carnivorous ant with a painful sting that’s spreading across the United States.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
An invasive species of stinging, carnivorous ants have been slowly spreading in about 20 states.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivorous
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But the Cubs and Yankees will likely be much more aggressive in pursuing him than the Brewers will.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Cross-examination of the victims’ two surviving roommates will likely be aggressive, especially of Dylan Mortensen.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
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As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
27 Dec. 2022
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The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2022
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Since Israel launched its Gaza offensive in the wake of Hamas' deadly October 2023 attack, the country has faced war crimes accusations from United Nations officials and human rights groups.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Days before Trump ordered the drone strike that killed him, Soleimani had orchestrated a deadly attack on a U.S. base in Iraq.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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Swart said another giveaway is the hotel accommodations that are arranged for violent rioters.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Newsom and Trump have sparred over the California protests after the president federalized National Guard troops, arguing local officials were not doing enough to quell demonstrations that at times grew violent, though most protesters were peaceful.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The Manchester City striker is one of the global game’s most ferocious and intelligent goalscorers.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Now, she’s added another competitive event to her list of favorites: F1, or Formula 1, largely considered the world's most ferocious and high-tech form of auto racing.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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But the state’s highest court threw out that conviction last year, ruling that the trial judge should have never allowed women who weren’t part of the charges to testify against him and establish a pattern of predatory behavior.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2025
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While hammerhead worms are not a direct threat to humans or household pets, their predatory nature can have a lasting effect on a local ecosystem.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The Supreme Court cases that set off the fiercest conflicts among the justices aren’t always the hot-button ones.—
Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
25 June 2025
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Roca—with his pants torn and blood showing through—returns to fight and ultimately brings the bull down with one fierce thrust, leaving the sword in its back.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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But Pulisic and the other first-choice players missing from the Gold Cup roster were put in a bad position by a global soccer environment with a rapacious appetite for matches — or rather a rapacious appetite for the money those matches produce.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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In recent years, the rise of even less scrupulous and more rapacious influencer commentariat, with enormous YouTube and social followings, has further escalated the pressures celebrities face.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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“Carnivorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivorous. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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