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an aggressive and fiercely determined person
even the best defense can't keep that tiger from scoring
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Recent Examples of tiger
At one point, one of the girls is seen touching up the Houston rapper’s fresh tiger ink on his stomach.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 July 2025
Dancing With Sharks - Watch five divers compete to put together an amazing underwater routine with sharks, from hammerheads to tigers and nurse sharks.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Five divers compete to put together an amazing underwater routine with their toothy partners — from hammerheads to tigers and nurse sharks.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
Aquatic bird-watchers: look for the jabiru, tiger heron, and white ibis.
—AFAR Media, 8 July 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 July 2025
Dancing With Sharks - Watch five divers compete to put together an amazing underwater routine with sharks, from hammerheads to tigers and nurse sharks.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Five divers compete to put together an amazing underwater routine with their toothy partners — from hammerheads to tigers and nurse sharks.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
Aquatic bird-watchers: look for the jabiru, tiger heron, and white ibis.
—AFAR Media, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiger
Noun
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Matt Davis, a scientist with the Maine Department of Marine Resources, told WGME that warmer weather from climate change could cause sharks to hang around the area until later in the year than usual.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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In one high-profile case, a Chinese vessel was caught inside the Galápagos Marine Reserve with 300 tons of marine life, including 6,000 dead sharks, in 2017.—
Jennifer Raynor,
Space.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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As a result, the case at Porgy’s offers an ever-evolving roster of species not often found on NOLA menus: porgy, the place’s sweet, buttery namesake; colorful parrotfish; sheepshead, which have oddly human-like teeth; and even barracuda.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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More recently there have been reports of a possible barracuda attack off the coast of Florida.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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His mattress, still holding his 2-year-old American bully named Cash, sat barely above the murky waters.—
Jack Albright,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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While companies writing large checks to a wealthy Republican bully is in fashion right now, CEOs’ threats to take their talents elsewhere are usually more subtle than this.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The dog was taken to a medical center for assistance Police have not announced a suspect in the case Authorities in California have launched an investigation after footage emerged showing a man viciously stabbing a pit bull that was reportedly trying to protect its owner.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In response, the officer opened fire, shooting and killing one of the dogs, which was a pit bull, according to the LA Times.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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However, no buildup of fighter jets or any permanent deployment ensued.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This is an unflinching look behind the facade of a fighter, and a role that sees Dwayne Johnson reinvent himself as the ROCKY of a new generation.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiger. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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