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as in people
a member of the human race
we must try to be kind to our fellow creatures
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as in animals
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 creatures
The game asked children to order bunnylike creatures from shortest to tallest by clicking on their sneakers to swap their places.
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Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Guides aim to maintain at least a 100-meter (328-feet) buffer, but curious creatures don’t always comply.
—Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Images of mythical creatures — goblins, dragons, flying horses — flash behind her.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
The 57-acre Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center on Hutchinson Island is home to touch tanks of sea creatures like stingrays and starfish, plus 300 other sea animals.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
But there is something else lurking under the earth — a race of monstrous humanoid creatures that have adapted perfectly to life in the dark.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Set in a world where a power called e-Pulse fuels technology, things start to break down when bizarre creatures appear to feed on it.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are being discovered across the planet.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Even worse, at night, deadly creatures come out from the woods and threaten everyone.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Guides aim to maintain at least a 100-meter (328-feet) buffer, but curious creatures don’t always comply.
—Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Images of mythical creatures — goblins, dragons, flying horses — flash behind her.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
The 57-acre Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center on Hutchinson Island is home to touch tanks of sea creatures like stingrays and starfish, plus 300 other sea animals.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
But there is something else lurking under the earth — a race of monstrous humanoid creatures that have adapted perfectly to life in the dark.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Set in a world where a power called e-Pulse fuels technology, things start to break down when bizarre creatures appear to feed on it.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are being discovered across the planet.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Even worse, at night, deadly creatures come out from the woods and threaten everyone.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creatures
Noun
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Researchers treated 12-month-old mice (similar to a 60-year-old human) with the nanoparticles and monitored the animals’ behavior and memory over several months.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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Although fur farms are banned in many countries, millions of animals are killed every year for their pelts, which are used in clothing, according to animal welfare charity Humane Society International.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Salmon said his counselor suggested his attraction to men was his father’s fault because his job kept him away from home a lot, causing Salmon to identify more with his mother.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Once at the house, these men were confronted by Hansen and his camera crew and then arrested by local law enforcement.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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This extra information could have saved the lives of tourists who overestimate their hiking resilience, unhoused people unsure of their options to cool down and senior citizens who wait too long to ask for help — all causes of heat deaths every summer in Arizona.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The study found the country is so beloved, a whopping 84 percent of expats who move there are happy with their lives, compared to just 67 percent of expats globally.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Then, you guys are partnering with the Freestore Foodbank in October to fight childhood hunger?—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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The wild card Can Vegas’ top guys stay healthy?—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kershaw may be in slightly new surroundings, but some things don’t change.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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For more on the Dallas Cowboys and all things NFL, head over to Newsweek Sports.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The study found that among 528 species of mammals — including humans' closest relative the chimpanzee — females often have the advantage.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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Goodall in 1960 discovered that chimps made and used tools — characteristics that were long thought to be exclusive to humans.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ka-young trusts her grandmother implicitly, and her grandmother has always told her that humans are inherently kind beings.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Despite some promising high-concept notions such as an intergalactic federation, mystic beings, parasitic species, a sentient interstellar craft, and Slipstream FTL quantum mechanics, seemingly inevitable creative differences arose as the show progressed.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Region tournaments took place earlier this week, during which several Nashville area teams and individuals earned the right to defend their titles from a season ago.—
Jacob Shames,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Creatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creatures. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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