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an aggressive and fiercely determined person
even the best defense can't keep that tiger from scoring
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Recent Examples of tiger
The company is also working on bringing back the dodo bird and the Tasmanian tiger.
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Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
The double ridges observed around the tiger stripe may also provide an additional line of evidence for shear heating.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Per the clip, the tiger entered the container first before being raised to safety.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Decked out with tiger print rugs from Roberto Cavalli Home, leopard print wallpaper, champagne gold displays, green marble panels, and geometric parquet floors, the boutique brings to life the Italian fashion house’s frenetic print-laden aesthetic.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
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Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
The double ridges observed around the tiger stripe may also provide an additional line of evidence for shear heating.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Per the clip, the tiger entered the container first before being raised to safety.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Decked out with tiger print rugs from Roberto Cavalli Home, leopard print wallpaper, champagne gold displays, green marble panels, and geometric parquet floors, the boutique brings to life the Italian fashion house’s frenetic print-laden aesthetic.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiger
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As the massive marine animals close in on Florida’s spring break destinations, experts stress that shark attacks are tracking much lower than average across the world.—
Julia Bonavita,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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There are three male sharks in Shark Valley named Murdoch, Trio and Napoleon, and any of them could be Archie’s father, the aquarium said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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There, guests can swim amid psychedelic colored wrasses and butterflyfish, and backstroke with barracudas and reef sharks.—
Jordan Riefe,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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Photo by Rita Harper Day 4: Fly over alligators, bite into barracuda, and hunt antiques Grab a quick (but exceptional) quiche at the hotel Columns before a 20-minute drive to the Maurepas Swamp, northwest of New Orleans.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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By being the bully or employing the collaborative? Follow me on LinkedIn.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Spoelstra knows better than to pay attention to keyboard bullies, but rather use them as another life lesson.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday, March 25, police found a male pit bull mix without a collar in a dumpster in Ann Arbor, Mich., according to the City of Ann Arbor Police Department.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Milo, a 3-year-old terrier pit bull mix, didn’t have a good life up until someone finally started looking out for him, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said in a March 21 Facebook post.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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As with the last fighter aircraft design procurement in recent times, the Department of Defense was faced with a choice between awarding Boeing or Lockheed the contract for the Next Generation Air Dominance program, which will replace the Lockheed F-22 Raptor sometime in the 2030s.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2025
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Troubled airplane maker Boeing surged 3.1% after Trump said Boeing will build the Air Force’s future fighter jet.—
Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiger. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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