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Recent Examples of creature When one washed ashore in New Zealand, scientists were able to gain precious clues about the almost mythical creature. Daniel Wine, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024 Elf owls are fascinating creatures, not just for their petite size and reclusive lifestyle but also for their adaptability in Arizona's desert ecosystem. Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024 Ants that survived the initial heat pulse began feeding on the fungus, but also defending it from other creatures. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024 There are many Christmas movies about Santa Claus and his elves, about various magical creatures from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to Frosty the Snowman, to charm and delight us. Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for creature 
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Noun
  • On an earlier, mid-week night at the Forum, Charli showed up in person for a proper duet of the collaborative track, but Saturday’s show didn’t suffer for the lack of guest starpower: Eilish has enough brattiness for a whole Forum on her own.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • For those who remain unfamiliar, Extraordinary is set in an alternate-universe London where every person spontaneously develops a superpower at around the age of 18.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Set in a 55-acre landscape, the zoo is home to more than 4,500 exotic animals representing more than 800 species.
    Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The eight-legged, microscopic animals are known for being nearly indestructible.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Including both seasons at five-on-five, the goal share for the two men when on the ice is 60 percent.
    Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
  • This means taking advantage of the 12 months of parental leave available to them, something just over 3 percent of men did in 2019, a study showed.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As the two try to repair and restore their former life together, Miri desperately tries to keep Leah from slipping between her fingers.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Gold coins represent future prosperity, lots of fruit, a reminder of a joyous and fruitful life together, spices for the spice of life, flowers symbolizing beauty, and a book of poetry, from which the official will often read.
    Iman Hariri-Kia, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This is a guy who's done everything Trump's asked him to do.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The reporters were seated on the main stage and understood nary a word of his speech, although the Wall Street Journal guy faked it by writing stuff down.
    Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The result could be that humans starve and die off due to a lack of available resources.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Spies recognize that nearly all humans, regardless of their flaws, possess at least one redeeming quality—some kernel of humanity a spy can focus on.
    Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024

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“Creature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creature. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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