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Recent Examples of carnivorous
At the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve in East Bethel, truffle top black spruces, cotton grass puffs, colorful mosses and carnivorous plants fill in where glacial lakes retreated.
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Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
In addition to history, arts, and culture, Wilmington is also one of the only places in the country where the carnivorous Venus flytraps grow wild.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
The story revolves around an ancient species of carnivorous piranhas that are unleashed in the lake, leading to a bloody and wild fight for survival among the unsuspecting revelers.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Record depths and strange forms Another standout discovery is the carnivorous bivalve Myonera aleutiana, found at depths between 5,170 and 5,280 meters.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
In addition to history, arts, and culture, Wilmington is also one of the only places in the country where the carnivorous Venus flytraps grow wild.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
The story revolves around an ancient species of carnivorous piranhas that are unleashed in the lake, leading to a bloody and wild fight for survival among the unsuspecting revelers.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Record depths and strange forms Another standout discovery is the carnivorous bivalve Myonera aleutiana, found at depths between 5,170 and 5,280 meters.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivorous
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Anthony Bernon, 28, said Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about i the aggressive tactics being used by ICE and other federal agencies enforcing immigration policy.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement going door to door have circulated, and so too have videos alleging profiling based on race and ICE's apparent aggressive tactics.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This league is a savage league.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Dec. 2025
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The fifth-place finisher also reveals the inspiration for her savage jury question to Savannah.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Dec. 2025
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The Burbank Police Department also shared a security camera video from the deadly shootout.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Safavi said the blackout coincided with violent confrontations in several regions.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Parallel societies in certain urban areas and rising violent crime statistics linked to some migrant cohorts in countries such as Sweden and Germany led to the dramatic rise of populist and patriotic parties across the continent, from France to Italy to the Netherlands.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Protecting Rodgers against the Texans’ ferocious pass rush represents a tall task, though.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Aside from being a general nuisance with their ferocious snores, pungent odors and growls, bears can do serious damage to a home.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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But instead of embracing public power to protect us from predatory fossil fuel corporations, Hochul has doubled down on dirty energy.—
Diana Moreno,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
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But the lawlessness embodied in spheres-of-influence politics would most likely unleash an ever more frenzied scramble for the continent’s resources by predatory midsize powers.—
Comfort Ero,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Competition remains fierce in the Charlotte region to grab a piece of the lucrative grocery market share.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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But long before the fire destroyed a broad section of the San Gabriel Valley community, a small but fierce army of people devoted themselves to others who were without a home.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Heaving on the shore after nearly being taken under the rapacious waves, Byrne is released from a moribund procession of sound and light.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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The post-victory locker room video has become a centerpiece of this surprisingly uplifting Chicago Bears season, giving a rapacious fan base a glimpse behind the curtain.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Carnivorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivorous. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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