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Recent Examples of reptiles
By turning the water temperature to freezing, the process simulates when amphibians and reptiles conserve energy in the winter, when food is scarce and temperatures are low.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Zoo braces for impact Relatively speaking, the Ichikawa City Zoo is a small institution, home to about 44 different types of mammals, birds and reptiles, according to the zoo's website.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
These geological features provide the small reptiles with hiding spots and surfaces to navigate during their active nighttime hours and restful daytime retreats.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
In squamate reptiles — the group that includes lizards and geckos — genetic divergence values in mitochondrial DNA markers above roughly 3–5% between populations are often considered indicative of species-level differences.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Rob works professionally wrangling reptiles around the world.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
The reptiles can be humanely killed on private property without a permit.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Gatorland features hundreds of reptiles, as well as other animals, plus gator wrestling, a zip-line course that travels over the breeding marsh, an off-road attraction, old Florida charm and an iconic entrance that encourages visitors to walk through oversized alligator jaws.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
The findings also suggest that herbivory evolved independently in several different groups of early land vertebrates, not just in the ancestors of modern reptiles.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Zoo braces for impact Relatively speaking, the Ichikawa City Zoo is a small institution, home to about 44 different types of mammals, birds and reptiles, according to the zoo's website.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
These geological features provide the small reptiles with hiding spots and surfaces to navigate during their active nighttime hours and restful daytime retreats.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
In squamate reptiles — the group that includes lizards and geckos — genetic divergence values in mitochondrial DNA markers above roughly 3–5% between populations are often considered indicative of species-level differences.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Rob works professionally wrangling reptiles around the world.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
The reptiles can be humanely killed on private property without a permit.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Gatorland features hundreds of reptiles, as well as other animals, plus gator wrestling, a zip-line course that travels over the breeding marsh, an off-road attraction, old Florida charm and an iconic entrance that encourages visitors to walk through oversized alligator jaws.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
The findings also suggest that herbivory evolved independently in several different groups of early land vertebrates, not just in the ancestors of modern reptiles.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reptiles
Noun
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Streiber said the event gives their animals new experiences but is also excellent enrichment for dogs.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Nearby, people and their dogs who had moved into the shelter for the duration of the war lounged on air mattresses, scrolling through their phones.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In front of him, idolatrous Republican lawmakers popped up and down to applaud like clowns in wind-up music boxes of old.—
Jackie Calmes,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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An episodic framework, physical comedy, a small ensemble of actors who are all at home in their clowns and who will all, at some point, drop the mask to speak to us as themselves — for Ogawa, these are ways to bring effervescence and intimacy to the contemplation of insoluble, heavy things.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Smarmy jerks can get obscenely wealthy in this country just by managing other people’s money.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, where most clients are great, some are jerks.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Each team has to drag three giant snakes through a bunch of obstacles and then get a ball through a snake maze to win immunity.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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There are crocodiles, birds by the thousands, snakes, turtles, and many kinds of mammals.—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some mammal species are highly susceptible to HPAI, including domestic cats, skunks, foxes, raccoons, bobcats, mountain lions and black bears.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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The residents safely trapped the skunk and took it to a wildlife rescue center.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Each parking lot has its own special symbol (besides the blue dolphin and the yellow toucan, there are red snappers, pink flamingos, green toads and white sea horses) and is planted with a different tree species.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Participants will be trained to learn the chirps and croaks of various local frog and toad species, then commit to going out to a particular piece of the watershed near their homes a couple of nights per month to listen for the frogs and toads and record their absence or presence.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Lauren Groff produces rough beasts that slouch off in unexpected directions and spawn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Christopher Kuhagen The 24-person Survivor 50 cast features a mix of legends, fan favorites, challenge beasts, social and stragetic threats.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Reptiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reptiles. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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