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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
Our status as creatures of God confers on us certain rights that can’t be handed over as part of the social contract, rights that are at once natural and inalienable.
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Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Take a walk along one to spot the creatures that rely on it, and dip your feet in on a hot day to feel what heaven feels like.
—Becky Bartkowski, AZCentral.com, 14 Feb. 2026
And these babies can be quite scary creatures.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
The series follows a teenage boy who forms an unlikely alliance with the Fairy Queen of Celtic lore to search for malevolent mythical creatures from around the world, among them the Yeti, Baba Yaga and a Lady Dracula — not to destroy them, but to save them from impending doom.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Just as the beloved wildlife expert would unveil creatures that left audiences wide-eyed and wondering how such things could exist, these scientists are pulling entirely unknown life forms out of ice that has been frozen since the last Ice Age — and bringing them back to life in a lab.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Can’t wait to see these beautiful creatures in their new habitat.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Plenty of observers over the years have drawn a link between the Koopas and their king, Mario’s eternal archenemy Bowser, and the reptilian kappa creatures of Japanese mythology, untrustworthy trickster water spirits with a passing resemblance to turtles.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
So, the high proportion of carbon spewed into the atmosphere along volcanic arcs in the past 120 million years is mostly due to the carbon-rich sediments these creatures created.
—Ben Mather, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Take a walk along one to spot the creatures that rely on it, and dip your feet in on a hot day to feel what heaven feels like.
—Becky Bartkowski, AZCentral.com, 14 Feb. 2026
And these babies can be quite scary creatures.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
The series follows a teenage boy who forms an unlikely alliance with the Fairy Queen of Celtic lore to search for malevolent mythical creatures from around the world, among them the Yeti, Baba Yaga and a Lady Dracula — not to destroy them, but to save them from impending doom.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Just as the beloved wildlife expert would unveil creatures that left audiences wide-eyed and wondering how such things could exist, these scientists are pulling entirely unknown life forms out of ice that has been frozen since the last Ice Age — and bringing them back to life in a lab.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Can’t wait to see these beautiful creatures in their new habitat.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Plenty of observers over the years have drawn a link between the Koopas and their king, Mario’s eternal archenemy Bowser, and the reptilian kappa creatures of Japanese mythology, untrustworthy trickster water spirits with a passing resemblance to turtles.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
So, the high proportion of carbon spewed into the atmosphere along volcanic arcs in the past 120 million years is mostly due to the carbon-rich sediments these creatures created.
—Ben Mather, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creatures
Noun
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Ten men were arrested from Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama and Ecuador.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jackson, who can quickly get inside to score, gives the team three big men, along with Lopez and rookie Yanic Konan Niederhauser, a luxury not many teams enjoy.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But Western brands often treat the zodiac like a rotating visual gimmick — 12 animals, 12 years, rinse and repeat.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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If there’s more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and less oxygen, for example, animals will be smaller and plants will thrive under those conditions, changing the balance of life.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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The house always wins Thaksin’s promise to improve the lives of the rural working classes, implement universal healthcare and subsidies for farmers earnt him a millions-strong following, particularly among his home base in the northeast.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ellen Rudolph and her husband, Steve Lewis, were still trying to repair their Pacific Palisades home and rebuild their lives after last year’s fires when, two months later, the devastating news came.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The three guys off the bench came from Louisville, Gonzaga and Washington.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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You guys really seem to enjoy all the awards-season hoopla.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the past few months, however, things have changed.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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There’s something about studying real-life situations that have happened and then creating and imagining into this fictional kind of characterization of things.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the original 2009 movie, the Avatar program connects humans to Na'vi bodies.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Among other things, this reading taught me that atheists do hold beliefs, not just about morals and ethics but about how the world actually is and how humans fit into it.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These special beings unite to try and discover their true evolutionary purpose while being watched and hunted by a dark group called the Whispers.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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In the book, the dinosaurs ingest multivitamins that turn them into intelligent beings.—
Richard Sandomir,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to one of the individuals familiar with the situation, Kimmel was prepared to deliver his monologue the night he was taken off the air and had planned to address the right-wing backlash to his remarks.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Because of the war in Ukraine, the IOC has allowed just a handful of Russian athletes to compete at the Milan Cortina Games as neutral individuals but no teams.—
Fernanda Figueroa,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Creatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creatures. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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