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Recent Examples of alligator
The singer and the airboat captain for alligator tours initially married on September 26 in Des Allemands, Louisiana, near the bayou where Dufrene offers tours.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Some in the Village would later call the four alligators the Cavalry, despite what happened next.
—Jeff Vandermeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
Lana Del Rey and her new alligator tour guide husband.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
In the case of the alligator, scientists have argued that burrows are so important in protecting them that without their crucial dens, alligators wouldn’t exist.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Some in the Village would later call the four alligators the Cavalry, despite what happened next.
—Jeff Vandermeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
Lana Del Rey and her new alligator tour guide husband.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
In the case of the alligator, scientists have argued that burrows are so important in protecting them that without their crucial dens, alligators wouldn’t exist.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alligator
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Nile crocodiles sun themselves on the river banks, while pods of hippos and herds of elephants roam through the waters.Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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In one video, he was seen feeding a live python to a crocodile.Lawrence Yee, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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In some cases, interstates have kept mammal populations (like antelope, deer and elk) divided since the 1950s or 1960s when many national highways were first built.Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Tenderloins are a great reward after putting in all the hard work of harvesting your first deer, antelope, or elk.Wes Siler, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2024
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The kids were asked to bring items that had to do with Ireland.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Roblox is adding some new restrictions to its game platform for minors under 13. Roblox will not let kids under the age of 13 play, search for, or discover unrated experiences as of Dec. 3.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Conservancy of Southwest Florida With the snakeskin sneakers, the eco-minded brand also saw an opportunity to cast an educational spotlight on the Everglades’ vulnerable ecosystem.Victoria Malloy, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
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Lestat rolls up in a Brat (Prince) green snakeskin and feather jacket and attitude to match, shooing away the makeup person (doesn’t need it) and tampering with the camera (and Daniel?) with his vampire magic.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 July 2024
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Golf markers sporting the presidential seal popped up at his courses.Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The state seal has a farmer and a sailor on it, and many Maine conservatives feel that removing it would add insult to injury for the state's beleaguered agricultural and fishing industries.Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Monitoring the weather reports in the days leading up to the game, Campbell had the Lions practice with wet footballs, using bottles to douse the pigskins.Don Yaeger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Grand Canyon’s move to the MWC, as a non-football-playing member, comes two weeks after UTEP agreed to join next year as its all-important eighth football constituent—giving the league the minimum number of pigskin participants necessary to remain an NCAA FBS conference.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Alligator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alligator. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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