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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
Over the course of 10 successful games, Kratos vanquished mortals, creatures, and gods alike.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
The images show the animal hiding under what appears to be a red van, the creature on the doorstep of a home, and the pup in a car on its way to the wildlife center.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Varner described the creatures as diabolically cunning, destructive, and nocturnal.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Preparing whole fish usually entails deboning, scaling, gutting, and beheading the sea creature, a task for you—or your fishmonger.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
The images show the animal hiding under what appears to be a red van, the creature on the doorstep of a home, and the pup in a car on its way to the wildlife center.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Varner described the creatures as diabolically cunning, destructive, and nocturnal.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Preparing whole fish usually entails deboning, scaling, gutting, and beheading the sea creature, a task for you—or your fishmonger.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creature
Noun
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Los Angeles County animal services officers recovered approximately 200 ducks from a box truck in Palmdale on Wednesday morning.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The shelter also had problems serving the existing community, taking in fewer animals due to difficulties moving them through adoption or rescue, and placing greater emphasis on caring for sick or injured animals.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Earlier that evening, Garden Grove police had been contacted by the Santa Ana Police Department, which was investigating a possible missing-person case after the woman failed to report to work, police said.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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The occasional person on a walk or shopper at one of the barely dozen stores still open, but the sound inside the mall is mostly just silence.—
Tori Apodaca,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Georgia grows tired of her husband and their nightly trips to the fancy French restaurant and decides to have an affair with another man at another table (Alan Howard).—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Minutes later, police received a call from a different location from a man who said he’d been shot by federal officers and was requesting help, according to Day and dispatch audio.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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The woman running the daycare had attempted life-saving measures on the child before emergency services arrived, First Alert 4 reported.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Those on the right, determined to make the case that this was an officer killing in self-defense, should instead be beginning with this utter failure to protect the life of a civilian protester and de-escalate the situation through some means other than shooting a fellow American in the head.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Wouldn’t be surprised if a few cheerleaders and equipment guys are looking to leave, too.—
Mac Engel
January 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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The guy in the back seat with me was just, like, trying to strike up small talk.—
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The ability to reproduce accurate human-like motion using minimal data could significantly lower the cost and complexity of deploying adaptive robots across industries.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the book, Adina sends faxes attempting to explain humans to her superiors on Planet Cricket Rice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Creature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creature. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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