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as in person
a member of the human race
we must try to be kind to our fellow creatures
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as in animal
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
a saint who is celebrated for his love of birds and other small creatures
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Recent Examples of creature
While technically known as the Yautja race of aliens, most fans identify these lethal creatures simply as Predators.
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Keith Langston, People.com, 6 June 2025
Read More | Pregnant creature with ‘large’ golden eyes found in Cambodia.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
The birds’ reliance on their own, as well as on other creatures, indicates a flourishing community and larger ecological success.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The vulpine creature was first described by Charles Darwin in 1834 on Chile’s Chiloé Island.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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Keith Langston, People.com, 6 June 2025
Read More | Pregnant creature with ‘large’ golden eyes found in Cambodia.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
The birds’ reliance on their own, as well as on other creatures, indicates a flourishing community and larger ecological success.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The vulpine creature was first described by Charles Darwin in 1834 on Chile’s Chiloé Island.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creature
Noun
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But for some reason you're constantly being observed even as a non-famous person.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Walker isn’t the only person in Wade’s orbit who credits the NBA Hall of Famer with providing an opportunity.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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All the animals, including Thunder, were seized and the homeowner was charged with felony animal cruelty and three counts of confining animals without proper food, care, and sustenance, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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The exact mechanism behind this response remains unclear, but the study shows, for the first time, that the phenomenon of contagious yawning also applies to animals and non-living robots.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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Aaron Rodgers is the new man in town for the storied franchise and will look to make one more run at a Super Bowl.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Kim Ng, who became the first female GM in the history of major North American men’s pro team sports when the Miami Marlins hired her to run the team’s baseball operations in 2020, is taking on a new challenge: building softball’s version of the WNBA.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 June 2025
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One of the great misfortunes of human life is the fact that much of it is spent in a constant state of worry.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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The feature-length documentary, releasing June 10, is the first in a weekly series that digs into big event meltdowns that made headlines, created corporate scandals, and often cost lives.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Show me another time in the history of New York sports when there was a vacancy involving a big job like this and the guy conducting the search for a replacement tried to interview a bunch of guys under contract somewhere else.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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Sometimes, those father figures were uncles, pastors, barbers, or that older guy from the block.—
Conial Caldwell Jr,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2025
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And Murderbot is not used to being treated respectfully by humans or even being treated as a sentient construct.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 June 2025
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“Creature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creature. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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