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
The amount of money set aside each year to pay ranchers for impacts to their livestock from the controversial program isn’t keeping up with the size of damage claims.
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
In North America, lepto occurs mostly in people who participate in recreational activities involving water (like open-water swimming) or who are frequently exposed to animal hosts (such as people who work with livestock or in sewers).
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
As farmers have faced higher costs for livestock feed, fertilizer, and machinery, those higher costs now appear on grocery store shelves across the country as food inflation, according to the study.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
The armed men also burned the local police station and a police vehicle and stole livestock, adding to the already distressing outlook of widespread hunger remaining in Haiti through the end of June.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
In North America, lepto occurs mostly in people who participate in recreational activities involving water (like open-water swimming) or who are frequently exposed to animal hosts (such as people who work with livestock or in sewers).
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
As farmers have faced higher costs for livestock feed, fertilizer, and machinery, those higher costs now appear on grocery store shelves across the country as food inflation, according to the study.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
The armed men also burned the local police station and a police vehicle and stole livestock, adding to the already distressing outlook of widespread hunger remaining in Haiti through the end of June.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for livestock
animal
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The tests did show, though, that the animals did not receive adequate care at the property.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The bill also allowed pharmacists to provide ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug often prescribed for animals, over-the-counter to adults without a prescription.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Livestock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livestock. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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