creatures

noun

plural of creature
1
as in men
a member of the human race we must try to be kind to our fellow creatures

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2
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 the most part, though, the nocturnal creatures stay out of humans’ sight. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 While the bloody red shrimp may put pressure on other small lake creatures such as the spiny water flea, the shrimp are also a new source of food for fish, Branstrator said. — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 July 2026 Earth-friendly, conscientious gardeners learn to slow down and pay attention — not only to plants but to the many creatures that share the garden. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026 Or perhaps more accurately, like a gleeful romp with friends through a haunted-house attraction at a regional fair, with various creepy creatures leaping suddenly out of the darkness. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 Scientists saw through photos that these creatures generally live on opposite areas Wisconsin. — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Wynonna, with help from her younger sister, the town’s sheriff and an infamous Wild West gunslinger, must save her hometown from demons and other supernatural creatures. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026 One possibility is beneficial nematodes — microscopic wormlike creatures that can infest and kill grubs. — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 While oysters in space appear to be a newer research opportunity, Harrisburg states that humans have been eating these creatures for 100,000 years, based on archaeology findings. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creatures
  1. men
  2. animals
  3. lives
  4. guys
  5. things
  6. humans
  7. beings
  8. individuals
Noun
  • America, whose Constitution was formulated by white men, struggled to live up to its founding ideals in the days of slavery and displacement of Native Americans.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The Royals finished 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position (RISP) Thursday and left five men on base.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of men
Noun
  • Fireworks can frighten animals and send them scattering, but Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets apparently are made of sterner stuff.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • First, the animals whose skins would become parchment—typically sheep or calves—had to be slaughtered; a complete bible required the skins of around five hundred sheep.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of animals
Noun
  • Death caused by intentional self-harm claimed 48,824 lives in 2024.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Wednesday marked one year since an explosion at a Northern California fireworks facility killed seven workers and changed the lives of their families forever.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of lives
Noun
  • Look at how powerful Clayton and the front office have handled the pitching staff as guys go up and down.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • Great casting can make a show that much more revealing, and the guys walking it can help sell the fantasy on offer.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • Don’t let things like rules and decorum get in the way of what’s in it for him.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • To get the look without the splurge, Carmona suggests scaling things back strategically.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • 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, 7 July 2026
  • While advocates for court reporters say humans can still do the job better than machines, the fact that many hearings occur without any official transcript at all has drawn concern from top state officials.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of humans
Noun
  • Then, over time, evolutionary processes emerged that let these cells change and diversify into many different types, decorating a barren world with all manner of strange beings.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • Since the attraction’s opening, the only living beings in this portion were a lone seagull and maybe a stray sea critter or two.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of beings
Noun
  • According to the accompanying letter, state ethics rules prohibit employees from accepting gifts of value from individuals who had been subjects of investigations.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Definition of individuals

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