as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity
the post office is always a zoo the day that tax returns are due
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Recent Examples of zoos
Michael Fouraker, executive director of the Fort Worth Zoo and founding president of the IEF, told the Star-Telegram in 2023 that the number of elephants in zoos across the country has also declined.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Along with 62 other botanical gardens, arboretums, zoos and research institutions across the country, the Desert Botanical Garden specializes in rescuing the cactus and succulents.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Other female African elephants in zoos have lived longer than Ruth.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Although a few were sent to German, British and Dutch zoos, most attempts to establish quagga breeding programs were largely unsuccessful.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In zoos, many primates clearly prefer enclosures that give them the ability to retreat out of view.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
According to the San Diego Zoo, most pygmy hippos living in American zoos have ancestry that ties back to Billy, a pygmy given to President Calvin Coolidge in 1927 from American tire mogul Harvey Firestone, who owned a rubber plantation in Liberia.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Zoo Miami funds Lion Landscapes, which helps protect wild lions, and works with other zoos and aquariums to save them and other animals from extinction.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
For the third summer in a row, public gardens and zoos with plant collections across the world have competed in Denver Botanic Gardens’ online contest, showing how much weight their Victoria waterlilies can hold.
—Gracie Wiener, Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Along with 62 other botanical gardens, arboretums, zoos and research institutions across the country, the Desert Botanical Garden specializes in rescuing the cactus and succulents.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Other female African elephants in zoos have lived longer than Ruth.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Although a few were sent to German, British and Dutch zoos, most attempts to establish quagga breeding programs were largely unsuccessful.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In zoos, many primates clearly prefer enclosures that give them the ability to retreat out of view.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
According to the San Diego Zoo, most pygmy hippos living in American zoos have ancestry that ties back to Billy, a pygmy given to President Calvin Coolidge in 1927 from American tire mogul Harvey Firestone, who owned a rubber plantation in Liberia.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Zoo Miami funds Lion Landscapes, which helps protect wild lions, and works with other zoos and aquariums to save them and other animals from extinction.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
For the third summer in a row, public gardens and zoos with plant collections across the world have competed in Denver Botanic Gardens’ online contest, showing how much weight their Victoria waterlilies can hold.
—Gracie Wiener, Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zoos
Noun
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Influence of geomagnetic disturbances on myocardial infarctions in women and men from Brazil.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Rasmussen said that after Article 4 was recently triggered due to aerial disturbances in Poland and Estonia, Denmark did not feel a need to do the same, Reuters reported.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now is the time to improve your home’s ability to withstand hurricanes.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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East Pacific hurricanes Hilary and Irwin experienced this version of the Fujiwhara effect in 2017.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dreamegg Sound Machine If hotel noises, traffic rumbles, or total silence keeps you from getting sleep, this compact sound machine may become your best travel companion.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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If your dog is afraid of loud noises, like fireworks or thunder, try not to leave them alone during those events.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Company’s rackets included gambling, human trafficking, marijuana trafficking and labor corruption.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Business owners run protection rackets.—
Zephyr Teachout,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While the average cruise length is around seven days, short sailings can pack an entire vacation’s worth of fun into a mid-week getaway or long weekend.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Our little group was having too much fun trying to learn about the spirit to give him another shot at selecting a bourbon.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Laces run high through dense rows of metal eyelets, providing full ankle coverage.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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The clashes with Nigeria are among a string of rows Meta has faced in Africa.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The organization focuses on the big disasters that often grip the headlines, such as wildfires, floods, and hurricanes – but also offers information about preparing for winter storms, tsunamis, tornados, lightning, hail and extreme heat.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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With a constellation of eyes in the sky, forecasters could suddenly monitor conditions over oceans and remote landmasses, filling in major gaps in their models and providing an early warning system about potential storms forming far away.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Zoos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zoos. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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