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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
From a biodiversity standpoint, due to the warm waters, Kenya has everything from beautiful nudibranchs (colorful small creatures) to enormous whale sharks and manta rays, with everything in-between.
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
There are also hopper toys that defy the typical ball design in favor of whimsical animals and mythical creatures.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
But when human hubris introduces a linguistic plague on the creatures, the colonists must work to finally, truly understand the Indigenous population.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
The previously unknown creatures were found across 22 undersea mountains (seamounts) near the remote Keeling Islands, which lie around 1,300 miles northwest of Australia.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Cats are infamous for being aloof creatures.
—Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
If these quasi-mythical creatures provoked unease, at least among outsiders, their cheese did the opposite.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Warmer ocean temperatures can also increase the presence of sea jellies and other gelatinous creatures, Jaros said.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Create a backyard wildlife habitat and watch these fascinating creatures enjoy it all summer.
—Parents, 11 June 2026
Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
There are also hopper toys that defy the typical ball design in favor of whimsical animals and mythical creatures.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
But when human hubris introduces a linguistic plague on the creatures, the colonists must work to finally, truly understand the Indigenous population.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
The previously unknown creatures were found across 22 undersea mountains (seamounts) near the remote Keeling Islands, which lie around 1,300 miles northwest of Australia.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Cats are infamous for being aloof creatures.
—Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
If these quasi-mythical creatures provoked unease, at least among outsiders, their cheese did the opposite.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Warmer ocean temperatures can also increase the presence of sea jellies and other gelatinous creatures, Jaros said.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Create a backyard wildlife habitat and watch these fascinating creatures enjoy it all summer.
—Parents, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creatures
Noun
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South Africa was reduced to nine men after Themba Zwane struck Álvarado off the ball.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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In addition to Willis Reed, the Pro-Keds Royal was endorsed by fellow big men George Mikan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with the latter going on to join Adidas and becoming the first player to have an entirely new sneaker designed for him.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
11 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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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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The rich sensory innervation has led to its classification, in some people, as an erogenous zone; zoologist Desmond Morris famously speculated in The Naked Ape (1967) that earlobes evolved precisely as an additional zone of sensitivity to facilitate pair bonding in humans.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 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 14 Jun. 2026.
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