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Recent Examples of domestic animal
The first months of her life were spent on a farm, surrounded by domestic animals and wild landscapes, in an environment far from the European palaces that would come to define her adulthood.
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Marta SuÁrez, Vanity Fair, 16 Jan. 2026
For example, Montana has about 1,100 wolves, which in 2024 killed 54 domestic animals — 35 cattle, 16 sheep and 3 foals, the scientists said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
John, 58, was charged with two felonies for killing a domestic animal and for obstruction of justice.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Under state statute, the owner of a dog is liable for the full amount of damages their animal has caused by injuring or causing injury to a person, domestic animal or property.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Marta SuÁrez, Vanity Fair, 16 Jan. 2026
For example, Montana has about 1,100 wolves, which in 2024 killed 54 domestic animals — 35 cattle, 16 sheep and 3 foals, the scientists said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
John, 58, was charged with two felonies for killing a domestic animal and for obstruction of justice.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Under state statute, the owner of a dog is liable for the full amount of damages their animal has caused by injuring or causing injury to a person, domestic animal or property.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic animal
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Flea and tick collars are common ways to prevent pests from wreaking havoc on your pet’s fur.—
Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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The main difference in the last decade or so has been a mental shift, from thinking of animals as utilitarian to companion pets, said Wong at HKU.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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This included smaller herbivores like iguanodontians and early ceratopsians, formidable predators such as spinosaurids and carcharodontosaurians, and pterosaurs soaring above the waterways.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Voles, which are herbivores, construct surface or underground runways in areas of heavy ground cover.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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Nagatitan would have lived with smaller plant-eating dinosaurs, including iguanodontians, some cousins of the Triceratops called ceratopsians, as well as large carnivores, and flying pterosaurs.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
14 May 2026
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Continue reading … MEAT UP — Biochemist says carnivore dieters are reversing disease without any drug therapy.—
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FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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Moreover, in every case, the ancestors were either insectivores or carnivores, with insect-eaters making the shift about three times more often than carnivores.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
ArsTechnica,
20 Aug. 2025
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Belonging to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters, armadillos are voracious insectivores that eat large numbers of beetles, grubs, ants, termites, and other insects, grabbing them with their sticky tongues.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
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“Domestic animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic%20animal. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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