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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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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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Recent Examples of creature
While technically known as the Yautja race of aliens, most fans identify these lethal creatures simply as Predators.
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Keith Langston, People.com, 6 June 2025
Read More | Pregnant creature with ‘large’ golden eyes found in Cambodia.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
The birds’ reliance on their own, as well as on other creatures, indicates a flourishing community and larger ecological success.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The vulpine creature was first described by Charles Darwin in 1834 on Chile’s Chiloé Island.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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Keith Langston, People.com, 6 June 2025
Read More | Pregnant creature with ‘large’ golden eyes found in Cambodia.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
The birds’ reliance on their own, as well as on other creatures, indicates a flourishing community and larger ecological success.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The vulpine creature was first described by Charles Darwin in 1834 on Chile’s Chiloé Island.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creature
Noun
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Officers found that a person sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle had been shot by an unknown suspect.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2025
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But for some reason you're constantly being observed even as a non-famous person.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The critically praised 2024 TIFF premiere — a survival action-thriller set after a plague has destroyed animal life on Earth — doesn’t open nationally until July 2.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 June 2025
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Answer: Shiz University What kind of animal is Dr. Dillamond?—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
17 June 2025
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Sturdy men work with their hands, forging arrows with which to kill zombie interlopers.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 June 2025
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Authorities say a man disguised as a police officer shot and killed Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, a former speaker of the state House, and her husband Mark, and wounded a state senator and his wife early Saturday.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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The feature-length documentary, releasing June 10, is the first in a weekly series that digs into big event meltdowns that made headlines, created corporate scandals, and often cost lives.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Mitch is a successful banker who hates his job and the life it’s bought him, with a wife who does not understand him.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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Show me another time in the history of New York sports when there was a vacancy involving a big job like this and the guy conducting the search for a replacement tried to interview a bunch of guys under contract somewhere else.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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Sly defined prolific in ways even this guy with six jobs didn’t know was possible.—
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2025
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And Murderbot is not used to being treated respectfully by humans or even being treated as a sentient construct.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Originally Published: June 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM PDT Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
13 June 2025
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“Creature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creature. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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