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Recent Examples of bestiary
That creature, in turn, can be traced back to medieval bestiaries as a type of whale called aspidochelone, first mentioned in a 2nd-century CE Alexandrian manuscript called the Physiologus.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2023
Though his catalogue of catastrophe is real, what one most remembers are the beasts in his bestiary.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
Confidential, precious and poetic qualities infuse her creations that portray a dreamlike universe, from fantastical bestiary to enchanted mineral forest.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
The one-eyed humans and Sciopods with umbrella feet, the whole exotic bestiary.
—Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2023
Though his catalogue of catastrophe is real, what one most remembers are the beasts in his bestiary.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
Confidential, precious and poetic qualities infuse her creations that portray a dreamlike universe, from fantastical bestiary to enchanted mineral forest.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
The one-eyed humans and Sciopods with umbrella feet, the whole exotic bestiary.
—Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestiary
Noun
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Absurd parables like this one have been taken seriously by some of the loudest voices in Silicon Valley, many of whom are now warning that AI is an existential risk, more dangerous than nuclear weapons.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
5 Mar. 2025
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Jameson seeks accounts of its daily life instead of parables of repression, and finds them in long novels by Günter Grass and Uwe Tellkamp.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
Noun
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The eerie suitors and tense courtships throughout her art are allegories for her own jinxed marriages.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Ant biology and behavior have long inspired science projects and allegories.—
Barbara Robertson,
The Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bereft of chuckles or even a substantial story, this maudlin musical fable never escapes the drag of a lead character with supporting-player energy.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Many of our favorite stories, fables and rhymes came from the volumes of the set of Childcraft Books published in 1954 which accompany our family’s ages-old set of World Book Encyclopedias.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Those repackaged with new signage explaining the connection to slavery or oppression will have that signage removed and the original, false or incomplete narrative restored.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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This documentary serves as a poignant narrative of his challenges and triumphs, including his post-throat cancer journey with the help of a voice box.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Bestiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestiary. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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