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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
During a recent tech rehearsal for the Broadway play, the wide-eyed cast has huddled in the mezzanine to catch a glimpse of the creature in action, unfurling its gnarly tentacles in a maelstrom of billowing smoke and flashing red lights.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
In the game, players take on the role of planeswalkers, powerful spellcasters who summon creatures, cast spells and use artifacts to defeat their opponents.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
The fifth movement is his funeral: a witches’ sabbath replete with monsters and creatures, with an undead version of his beloved as their ringleader.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
As the handful of creature types repeat, the battles become banal.
—Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
In the game, players take on the role of planeswalkers, powerful spellcasters who summon creatures, cast spells and use artifacts to defeat their opponents.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
The fifth movement is his funeral: a witches’ sabbath replete with monsters and creatures, with an undead version of his beloved as their ringleader.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
As the handful of creature types repeat, the battles become banal.
—Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creature
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Davis police on Monday continued their search for the person or people who shot and wounded three people in the city’s Community Park on Saturday sending UC Davis Picnic Day revelers scrambling from the chaos.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Every person in the USA, not just citizens, has a right to due process.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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The headstone belongs to Charlie Houck, a traveling circus animal trainer who died in a Charlotte hospital in 1930 after a lion scratched his arm, causing a fatal infection.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Apr. 2025
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Their names appeared on a list of more than 200 Venezuelan men held in the notorious prison, which is how their family found them.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Mac Engel Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7760 Mac Engel is an award-winning columnist who has covered sports since the dawn of man; Cowboys, TCU, Stars, Rangers, Mavericks, etc. Olympics.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The pool, hot tub, and firepit are all great daytime or post-sunset hangs, but the waterfall in the corner of the backyard offers a soundtrack that’ll send you far from the worries of daily life.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
24 Apr. 2025
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Looking ahead, the two are most excited about experiencing life’s milestones as a family.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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In many ways, Trout’s jaunt into the stands was more reminiscent of Jurickson Profar of the Padres jumping into the left field pavilion in Game 2 of last season’s National League Division series against the Dodgers to rob a home run from that guy again, Mookie Betts.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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But the science between the little guys and the big guys is the same.—
Allure,
Allure,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ideally, artificial intelligence agents aim to help humans, but what does that mean when humans want conflicting things?—
Aidan Kierans,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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And parenting is different from other stressors that most humans are subjected to: A big work project ultimately ends, but motherhood just keeps going.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Creature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creature. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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