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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
In the end, the Viking landers found no creatures, and biological experiments proved inconclusive.
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David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
The creatures prefer large, dense areas in the woods and wetlands.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2025
Just as scary as the grotesque creatures outside are the factionalism and paranoia of the residents inside.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The military has set up a last line of defense to prevent the hybrid creatures from escaping the zoo in the final scene of the maze.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are being discovered across the planet.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
It’s fought with and against other gigantic creatures.
—Michael Taube, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The fossils prove that small, fragile creatures existed in the Mesozoic era.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
After the creatures show up, we’re left running (stark naked) through the labyrinthine walls of Hell, as main protagonist Aiden, before being accosted by a deranged cult back in the real world.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
The creatures prefer large, dense areas in the woods and wetlands.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2025
Just as scary as the grotesque creatures outside are the factionalism and paranoia of the residents inside.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The military has set up a last line of defense to prevent the hybrid creatures from escaping the zoo in the final scene of the maze.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are being discovered across the planet.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
It’s fought with and against other gigantic creatures.
—Michael Taube, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The fossils prove that small, fragile creatures existed in the Mesozoic era.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
After the creatures show up, we’re left running (stark naked) through the labyrinthine walls of Hell, as main protagonist Aiden, before being accosted by a deranged cult back in the real world.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creatures
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As the sun has grown subtly brighter over this span, if this supercontinent struggled with high carbon dioxide levels like its Pangaean forebear did, then this would be an inimically hot world to animals, except for lone refuges fringing its polar far reaches.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Living Room on the hotel’s second floor features two bars, one on either end of the room, backed by gold, black, and white art deco scenes that depict famous New York City buildings and animals like a panther, a leopard, and a horse.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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And that advice proved useful in the coming years, especially after a growth spurt gave the teenager the physical attributes to deal with the kicks and elbows that came from playing against men often twice his age.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The busload of men and women who arrived that day in September 2018, like the others before and after, came with hopes of creating better lives for themselves and their families.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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The vigil was hosted at the Nepali Cultural and Spiritual Center, at 1212 Royal Parkway in Euless, on Monday night to honor the lives lost during an anti-corruption protest in Nepal.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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One of the biggest problems with the royal family is that there are too many people involved in their day-to-day lives.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Phillies have discovered a productive unit by cutting their most expensive outfielder’s playing time and rallying around three guys who are probably still platoon players but are making the most of every chance.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Some other guys asked him to get hats for them too.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Acting is such an exercise in using your body, figuring out what’s working, figuring out what’s not, trying things, not being afraid to try things, taking notes, playing off other people, learning from other people.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, if the latest reports are to be believed, the hatchet has been buried, or at the very least, things are well enough that Queen Camilla would support her husband’s desire to make up with his son.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That requires humans to choose regeneration over extraction.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Like humans, dogs experience several sleep cycles, including periods of wakefulness known as non-rapid-eye-movement sleep and the deeper stage of rapid-eye-movement sleep, according to the American Kennel Club.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For example, suppose that a user believes that alien beings from outer space are here on Earth.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The name comes from local folklore, which imagined the chambers as dwellings for magical beings.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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China, by comparison, boasts an active military of 2,000,000 individuals, as well as air and naval technology several levels above the island territory’s current capabilities.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Democrats have responded by condemning Kirk's assassination and all political violence, which has become increasingly common against members of both parties and individuals of all stripes.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Creatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creatures. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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