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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
For all of these creatures, the coast’s patchwork of barrier islands, beaches, sandbars, salt marshes, tidal creeks and estuaries are vitally important for survival.
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Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
The slick creatures, with their blunt heads and whiskers, are sometimes easy to spot in the water, but the restaurants that have perfected eating them are a bit harder to find.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Multiplayer is included from day one with up to four players, several biomes, creatures, craftables and core survival systems are playable at launch, and the developer roadmap targets additional biomes, systems and narrative content over a 2-to-3-year window.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
But remember, auroras are fickle creatures.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 May 2026
But in 2001 researchers found the snails living happily among a myriad of other creatures that thrive in these unforgiving environments.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Lovelace O’Neal was transfixed by the idea of how much water the massive creatures would displace when engaging in intercourse.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 May 2026
Not many people visit in winter, though the park is open year-round—your chance to spot wildlife might be better then, when creatures roam the park more freely without fear of humans.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
Getting any small business off the ground is no small feat and breweries are complex creatures.
—Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
The slick creatures, with their blunt heads and whiskers, are sometimes easy to spot in the water, but the restaurants that have perfected eating them are a bit harder to find.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Multiplayer is included from day one with up to four players, several biomes, creatures, craftables and core survival systems are playable at launch, and the developer roadmap targets additional biomes, systems and narrative content over a 2-to-3-year window.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
But remember, auroras are fickle creatures.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 May 2026
But in 2001 researchers found the snails living happily among a myriad of other creatures that thrive in these unforgiving environments.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Lovelace O’Neal was transfixed by the idea of how much water the massive creatures would displace when engaging in intercourse.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 May 2026
Not many people visit in winter, though the park is open year-round—your chance to spot wildlife might be better then, when creatures roam the park more freely without fear of humans.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
Getting any small business off the ground is no small feat and breweries are complex creatures.
—Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creatures
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Somehow, Navarro countered with a cutter as both men crashed through the sea of chairs.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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In August 2025, Broward County Circuit Court Judge Marlon Weiss ruled on a case of two men living in France who petitioned for early parental rights while their gestational carrier was pregnant.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Still, the current outbreak is a warning sign of what’s to come with zoonotic diseases that move from animals to people, public health experts say.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The small fish, also known as remoras, are known for attaching themselves to larger marine animals — including whales and sharks — for protection, free transportation and food.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Research suggests that 25 percent of all Connecticut children (34 percent of Hispanic children and 42 percent of Black children) will, at some point in their lives, live in a household with an open DCF case.—
James R Mason,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Set in a Himalayan village in Sikkim, the film traces the lives of women across three generations of a single family – their emotional inheritances, unspoken histories and daily negotiations.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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This is how you guys break it to me.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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You guys went to see him and also gave his son a scholarship.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Rival ranch owner Beulah Jackson (Annette Bening) and her family won’t make things easy, but Rip and Beth remain one of the toughest couples on television.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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The Frost pressed hard in the final frame to tie things up, but the goal would ultimately be Poulin’s second game-winner of the best-of-five series.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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SpaceX is also competing for a NASA contract to land humans on the moon later this decade.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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The Sin Nombre hantavirus is the most common cause of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in North America and infects humans by way of the saliva, urine or droppings of deer mice, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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When Squeeze showed his tongue, that was the reptile’s way of smelling beings around him.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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To take plants seriously as living, breathing, conscious, and communicative beings, the movie suggests, requires a measure of time, an embrace of solitude, and a retreat from the hectic anxieties of the modern world.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Ten individuals were transported to Holmes Regional Medical Center, while one additional person was transferred to Orlando Health Melbourne, the department told PEOPLE.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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For example, some of the individuals who were involved in political attacks in recent years were not registered to vote and gave scant reasoning for their behavior, Westwood says.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Creatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creatures. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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