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Recent Examples of domestic animal
It's spread by high-risk animals like raccoons, skunks, bats, foxes, coyotes and groundhogs as well as domestic animals like cats, dogs and ferrets.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
In warmer weather, both wild and domestic animals spend more time outdoors, as do people, said Rachel Reichardt, environmental health specialist and zoonosis lead at the health department.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 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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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
In warmer weather, both wild and domestic animals spend more time outdoors, as do people, said Rachel Reichardt, environmental health specialist and zoonosis lead at the health department.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 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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Authorities said her pet then escaped from the car.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Take your pets with you if time permits.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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Stay at least 25 yards, or about two school buses, away from herbivores like moose, elk, deer, and bison.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 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
Noun
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Chef Angie Mar made the Beatrice Inn a meat Mecca for downtown NYC carnivores.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The rare baby boy was born Sunday after seven hours of labor and is doing well, said Matthey Lenyo, the zoo’s curator of primates and carnivores.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 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 15 Jun. 2026.
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