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as in men
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
Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for many Americans, but not for this group of creatures, which slithered into an uninhabited home in Arkansas, much to the chagrin of the realtor trying to sell it.
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Drew Pittock, USA Today, 5 June 2026
Aliens galore Eternia is home to more creatures than just He-Man and Skeletor.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 5 June 2026
The lizards are active during the day and are fast-moving, ground-dwelling creatures.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Other fossils that might belong to the microraptor group hint that these creatures could have reached larger sizes, which suggests that Jian changmaensis was somewhere in the middle.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Come to Eternia, the mythical home of flying dragon-like creatures, and swords, and sorcery, and spaceships — really, all the stuff a 12-year-old science fiction fanatic loves.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
As for other new creatures, fans can expect Riftborne Bazelgeuse to join the fray.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
The Bosch follower panel, titled Hell, was packed with the strange creatures, demons, and punishments that made the artist famous.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 June 2026
Hummingbirds are hungry little creatures.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
Drew Pittock, USA Today, 5 June 2026
Aliens galore Eternia is home to more creatures than just He-Man and Skeletor.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 5 June 2026
The lizards are active during the day and are fast-moving, ground-dwelling creatures.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Other fossils that might belong to the microraptor group hint that these creatures could have reached larger sizes, which suggests that Jian changmaensis was somewhere in the middle.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Come to Eternia, the mythical home of flying dragon-like creatures, and swords, and sorcery, and spaceships — really, all the stuff a 12-year-old science fiction fanatic loves.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
As for other new creatures, fans can expect Riftborne Bazelgeuse to join the fray.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
The Bosch follower panel, titled Hell, was packed with the strange creatures, demons, and punishments that made the artist famous.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 June 2026
Hummingbirds are hungry little creatures.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creatures
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The man was heading home when two men pulled him over on the 110 Freeway onramp from Redondo Beach Boulevard, according to the plea agreement.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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Four Los Angeles County men tied to the gang MS-13 have been convicted of killing three people with machetes in the Angeles National Forest.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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Visitors can walk 7 miles of trails and see 140 bird species and animals such as manatees, dolphins, alligators, otters, bobcats, sea turtles and gopher tortoises.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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But habitat became inconsequential when the animals ceased to exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The backstory The building that houses the hotel has lived many lives since its construction in 1852.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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McGinniss watches and lives and eats with the team, painting enchanting portraits of the team hierarchy at work over many-course meals.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Noun
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My job is to help the guys put them in environments and situations to be better.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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He’s been working hard with the pitching guys too.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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My defense and my rebounding are two things that are extremely, extremely important to me.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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In my fiction, my grandfather was no longer an inscrutable ghost, but a character with definable flaws, who did things in an order that, despite whatever twists and subversions, resolved into meaning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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And, for the moment, though this study presents even more thrilling evidence that perhaps humans, at this time, were able to control fire?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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The data available for these vaccine candidates varies; some do not have animal testing data, while others have had promising findings in nonhuman primates, but clinical-grade material for testing in humans is not yet available.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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That’s certainly true, in the sense that entanglements among ancient, telepathic beings play out on a time scale us humans struggle to comprehend.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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The series wasn’t directly based on a Rice book but centered on her in-universe secret society that monitors supernatural beings and whose representatives (like Justin Kirk’s Raglan James) have shown up in IWTV and The Mayfair Witches.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Those who stand out are individuals who can pair that functional expertise with emotional intelligence and relationship building.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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The agreement resolves the matter instead of going to court, with the individuals agreeing not to pursue further legal action against the City and related entities.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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“Creatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creatures. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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