Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic animals
Noun
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The agency is also urging people to keep pets on a leash when recreating outdoors, particularly near riparian habitats, which are where moose prefer to live.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025 -
As with most national parks, pets are allowed, but not on the trails.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Jasper County Sheriff's Department Kristen Moore, director of wildlife for the Hattiesburg Zoo said the primates, native to Asia, are typically herbivores and generally prefer running away over attacking.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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Dugongs are related to manatees and, like manatees, are herbivores feeding on marine plants, according to Oceana.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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There is a chili style for everyone — it can be adapted for carnivores or vegetarians, brimming with beans or bobbing with chunky vegetables.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Guides such as Eggleston place observers on sandbars at least 150 feet from the charismatic carnivores.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Domestic animals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic%20animals. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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