as in animal
farm animals (such as cows, horses, and pigs) that are kept, raised, and used by people
a market where livestock are bought and sold
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Recent Examples of livestock
Two of Colorado’s gray wolves died in Wyoming in the last month, one of which was shot by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services after it was connected to livestock killings in the state.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2025
While trying to kill a predator threatening livestock, Arizona wildlife officials accidentally killed a highly endangered wolf believed to be pregnant instead, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Risks to pets and livestock Humans aren’t the only ones at risk.
—David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
Since 2020, the cost to care for livestock has increased 28%, and farmers are spending more on animal feed, marketing, storage and transportation to get eggs to stores.
—Pete & Gerry's Contributor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2025
While trying to kill a predator threatening livestock, Arizona wildlife officials accidentally killed a highly endangered wolf believed to be pregnant instead, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Risks to pets and livestock Humans aren’t the only ones at risk.
—David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
Since 2020, the cost to care for livestock has increased 28%, and farmers are spending more on animal feed, marketing, storage and transportation to get eggs to stores.
—Pete & Gerry's Contributor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for livestock
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However, China said in its paper that a past joint study conducted with the World Health Organization (WHO) found that COVID-19 was most likely transmitted from bats to humans via another animal.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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Research into color’s effect on food has found that red is among the most appetizing colors, partly a result of our natural response as a human animal: Nature tells us when apples, berries, and pomegranates are their ripest and most nutritionally dense.—
Bedatri D. Choudhury,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Livestock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livestock. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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