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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostriches
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The reptile guys are all just a bunch of normal schmucks looking to go find snakes.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Remove woodpiles, brush piles, dense vegetation, and ground cover, and this takes away hiding spots for snakes and their food sources.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
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Rough Creek Lodge had antelope sausage in a garlic roll with a chimichurri sauce.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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Dry fields are also vulnerable to noxious weeds like leafy spurge and toadflax, which are toxic to cattle and unpalatable to native ungulates like deer and pronghorn antelope.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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In retirement, he’s gone back to that childhood, mucking the stalls and helping care for a menagerie that includes two horses, 10 mini goats, two mini pigs, a pair of horses and a bunch of chickens and dogs and cats.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Grab a coffee and visit ponies, donkeys, sheep, pigs, geese, goats, and chickens, or head to the garden to wander around the apple, pear, and plum trees in the orchard.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences has had alligators on display for more than 100 years, although Claude is the museum’s first albino alligator, the museum said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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If kids are in your world, plan a game that includes them.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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All kids are really good kids, but these are good kids.—
Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lab studies suggest seals might even distinguish between the movements of different types of fish.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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And when the vacuum seals were available, Johnson said, LivaNova did not install them on four of the five loaner devices at KU Med.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
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At the stroke of midnight, Williams welcomed his 25th birthday by blowing out a single candle atop a platter of cream puffs.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Petit fours can be anything from cream puffs or French macarons, to cookies, tarts, and mini cakes like these (petit fours glacés).—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2025
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Takins are from the goat-antelope, or Caprinae, subfamily — which also includes sheep, goats, musk oxen, and chamois.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The hotel is surrounded by extensive black pine forests and wildlife sightings like Eurasian brown bears, wolves, and Balkan chamois are all possible.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Ostriches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostriches. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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