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as in animal
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
a saint who is celebrated for his love of birds and other small creatures
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as in person
a member of the human race
we must try to be kind to our fellow creatures
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Recent Examples of creature
Cronin wanted to keep the arid atmosphere associated with his creature’s origins, but refused to trap the entire story in a tomb.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
The center added on social media that its mission is rooted in compassion for all creatures.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
But there’s also forest creatures wearing sweaters and apples with sparkles on them.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
What This Reveals About Insect Intelligence The discovery points to something scientists did not expect from creatures with such small brains.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
The center added on social media that its mission is rooted in compassion for all creatures.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
But there’s also forest creatures wearing sweaters and apples with sparkles on them.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
What This Reveals About Insect Intelligence The discovery points to something scientists did not expect from creatures with such small brains.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creature
Noun
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The tests did show, though, that the animals did not receive adequate care at the property.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The bill also allowed pharmacists to provide ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug often prescribed for animals, over-the-counter to adults without a prescription.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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Jogging might feel easy to one person and exhausting to another.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Police said that at least one of the three shootings was a random attack on a homeless person sleeping in front of a Kroger store at Cherokee Plaza along Peachtree Road in Brookhaven.—
Kat Greene,
AJC.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Five of the eight people arrested in connection with last year's Esparto explosion, which killed seven men, were arraigned in Yolo County court on Monday.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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One man does it and the other becomes obsessed with figuring out how; then the dynamic reverses itself.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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If convicted as charged, Cruz faces up to life in state prison.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Levin, typically springy, glowered as Wolf told them about how the shutdown had devastated her life.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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The timeline is squashed because these guys are coming out of college so ready, so physically advanced.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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So much for the guy who came up in kitchens where a knife was thrown at your head for slicing a carrot a third of an inch too thick!—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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When the astronauts reached the farthest point humans have ever been in space, Americans were in awe.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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Apollo 13's unplanned lunar loop sent it 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) from Earth, farther than any humans had ever gone before.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Creature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creature. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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