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Recent Examples of carnivorous
The carnivorous species can hunt both from the trees and the ground, catching prey with 2-inch teeth, which are very long relative to their body size, the San Diego Zoo says.
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Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
In the late 2010s, the near-lifelong barbecue aficionado was in a rare meatless phase and seeking less carnivorous meals.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2025
On the second day after hatching, while the mother was away, a carnivorous wasp flew by to investigate the chick.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
These carnivorous fish were historically distributed throughout the eastern part of the continent, all the way from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic coast, and from Hudson Bay down to northeastern Mexico.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
In the late 2010s, the near-lifelong barbecue aficionado was in a rare meatless phase and seeking less carnivorous meals.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2025
On the second day after hatching, while the mother was away, a carnivorous wasp flew by to investigate the chick.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
These carnivorous fish were historically distributed throughout the eastern part of the continent, all the way from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic coast, and from Hudson Bay down to northeastern Mexico.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivorous
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There are also more aggressive interventions for people with severe allergies who don’t respond to other medicines like desensitization therapy, also known as allergy shots.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
5 Apr. 2025
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The two were very aggressive from the start of the fight, with a lot of output.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
27 Dec. 2022
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The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2022
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She was originally charged with manslaughter – typical in a deadly hit-and-run case – but authorities later tacked on the murder charge.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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However, all this rest and relaxation takes a deadly turn as a cloaked killer enters the premises.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Two weeks ago, a protest by retirees, joined by soccer fans and members of social and political organizations, ended in a violent clash between police and protesters.—
Manuela Castro,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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Fast-talking criminals, boxing matches, violent action sequences, car charases, and notable stars (Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan) are all present and accounted for.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
29 Mar. 2025
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And yet even the breeziest of Catullus’ occasional poems can suddenly betray flashes of ferocious emotion.—
Daniel Mendelsohn,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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In terms of food security, the abundance of the blue catfish available could assist people in need, and on the flipside, rid the bay of a ferocious predator.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In creator Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone prequel on Paramount+, husband and wife Jacob and Cara Dutton (Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren) fight to protect their sprawling Montana ranch from cattle thieves, a predatory land baron (Timothy Dalton) and an untamed, unpredictable wilderness.—
Sean Piccoli,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
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By 540 million years ago, the Cambrian explosion was underway — a rapid diversification of life that saw the emergence of complex multicellular organisms, predatory behavior and the foundations of modern ecosystems.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The Jackson estate explicitly wanted nothing about Chandler in the film, so fact that the allegations do appear has led to a fierce internal dispute and extensive reshoots, Deadline has confirmed.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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November 1911 debacle wasn't Curie's first time in the public eye: the French Academy of Sciences had recently turned down her application to join, a decision which came after months of public debate and fierce criticism of Curie in the press.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Of abuse and coercion by rapacious family members eager to get their hands on an inheritance.—
Teri Sforza,
Orange County Register,
25 Mar. 2025
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If anything, his regime grew more predatory, more rapacious, more violent in the past few years.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Carnivorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivorous. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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