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a person whose behavior is offensive to others
the actor plays a total reptile who's somehow still a hit with the ladies
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Recent Examples of reptile
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has assisted with more than 20 reptile seizures in the last 28 years and was one of the first zoos to begin receiving Fijian iguanas.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Fisher’s other reptile specimens from Antigua were all from English Harbour and Monk’s Hill, not St. John’s.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Later that year, Frazee tragically died from pneumonia while showcasing his reptiles at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, California.
—Jeremy Drouin, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
Chicxulub Impact In the most famous cosmic catastrophe known to popular imagination, the Chicxulub Impactor ended the reign of the reptiles 66 million years ago, generating a massive crater that now rests underneath the Gulf of Mexico.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Fisher’s other reptile specimens from Antigua were all from English Harbour and Monk’s Hill, not St. John’s.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Later that year, Frazee tragically died from pneumonia while showcasing his reptiles at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, California.
—Jeremy Drouin, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
Chicxulub Impact In the most famous cosmic catastrophe known to popular imagination, the Chicxulub Impactor ended the reign of the reptiles 66 million years ago, generating a massive crater that now rests underneath the Gulf of Mexico.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reptile
Noun
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The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Sep. 2023
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This included four search dogs, three doctors, a diving team and a water extraction contingent, Tunisia’s state news agency TAP reported.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN,
13 Sep. 2023
Noun
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In the ‘30s and ‘40s, there were all these clowns trying to sell things, and then there was Krinkles the Clown trying to sell cereal [in the ‘50s].—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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Matthew Davies, 41, was taken into custody on suspicion of assaulting a man with a glass bottle while dressed up as a clown on Oct. 31, 2018, according to a news release issued by the department.—
Vincent Moleski,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Hudson was finally filmed picking up the snake out from the toilet.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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From there, the research team isolated Friede’s antibodies that reacted to neurotoxins from the snakes tested.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
Noun
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But my soft palate being a lazy jerk is not the real culprit here.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
2 Apr. 2025
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But this Ron Howard was an alternate universe version of Ron Howard, who instead of being notoriously nice, is sort of a jerk.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The daring skunk drags chunks of the carcass one by one into the log for safekeeping, the video shows.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
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Fleas are carried constantly into your yard by wildlife that passes through, such as skunks, raccoons, opossums, mice, and deer, says Benson.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hartford Courant Last word Couldn’t help but notice, the majestic 12-point beast that has been watching over Dunkin’ Park from the right field roof since day one — clearly visible even from the press box — mysteriously vanished this week.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2025
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His pole-dancing polar bear — a legless white beast posed like a defeated stripper — disarms the familiar.—
Petala Ironcloud,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Those who crave the thrill of a victory may embody the competitor. Bigger, bolder personalities may shine as jokers, always fooling around, or as storytellers, bringing imagination to life.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Soon thereafter, starving, Cage yanks the dead rat from the ground and holds it to his teeth, about to take a bite.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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Consistent with what’s seen in real-life human examples of mild TBI, the rats displayed no significant behavioral deficits.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Reptile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reptile. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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