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Recent Examples of ostrich
Coming in black faux ostrich leather and embossed with the Luar and MAC logos in silver hardware on either side, the bag is a sized-up version of the Ana, complete with interior pockets and elastics meant to hold one’s makeup brushes and products as well as other, everyday items.
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Noor Lobad, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Each fixture looks like a big gray Lego block, with a round socket holding a bulb the size of an ostrich egg encased in a thick glass globe, like a gumball machine.
—Diego Lasarte, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
To a wild-card berth highlighted by Hedges’ smashing of an ostrich egg on the final weekend of the regular season, with yolk flying everywhere.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Now, the couple lives with two dogs, a cat, five ostriches and three mini donkeys on their small farm with Weave hanging out with them as much as possible.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noor Lobad, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Each fixture looks like a big gray Lego block, with a round socket holding a bulb the size of an ostrich egg encased in a thick glass globe, like a gumball machine.
—Diego Lasarte, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
To a wild-card berth highlighted by Hedges’ smashing of an ostrich egg on the final weekend of the regular season, with yolk flying everywhere.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Now, the couple lives with two dogs, a cat, five ostriches and three mini donkeys on their small farm with Weave hanging out with them as much as possible.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostrich
Noun
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During some broadcasts, Holt talked to Sesame Street characters about mental health awareness, and looked at the birth of a rare antelope at the Oregon Zoo.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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Why Can Bears Run So Fast? Bears aren’t built like greyhounds, cheetahs, or pronghorn antelope.—
Katie Hill,
Outdoor Life,
21 Feb. 2025
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It is believed that this snake preyed on large vertebrates, such as crocodiles, and used constriction to overpower its prey, similar to modern-day anacondas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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During the early morning hours, one of the two crocodiles, a female, wandered toward a resident’s doorstep.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But venoms—like the kind from the insanely venomous inland taipan snake (which is, of course, Australian)—now, that’s a different story.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
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From the clip, the Descendants star has a snake, a few dainty motifs on her fingers, what appears to be a Gemini zodiac sign on her upper thigh and tons of phrases covering her body.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Florida has more than 60 such crossings, to protect panthers, alligators, bears, bobcats and deer.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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The owners have also realized that the 550-acre tract that includes the Sportatorium, once home to little but marsh birds and alligators, is now smack in the middle of a building boom that is sweeping southwest Broward.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Muscle meats, such as chicken breast and sirloin, became cheaper.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Taco Bell has had other chicken offerings including cheesy street chalupas and the cantina chicken menu.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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The snakeskin leather stripes represent luxury and Atlanta’s high-end influence, while a peach on the tongue and a map of Atlanta on the insole nod to the city’s neighborhoods.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Try out snakeskin with Dries Van Noten and Wales Bonner, or a playful cow print with Adidas.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Its glossy goatskin leather fabrication adds to the sumptuousness of it all.—
Alexis Bennett Parker,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
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Creole chickens weave between our legs, a chunky pig snuffles across the dirt floor, and a dusty ginger cat snoozes on a goatskin chair.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Dec. 2024
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Taiwanese officials have recently warned that China could launch a sneak attack under the guise of military exercises.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Apr. 2025
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These sneaks are heavily cushioned for long strolls, traveling, and commuting to work.—
Jenifer Calle,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Ostrich.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostrich. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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