as in shark
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
Some of the animals at the park include giraffes, rhinos, tigers, platypuses, and elephants.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Daniel Petroni Photography The home’s massive bar is wrapped in tiger skin onyx that glows after dark.
—Ray Parisi, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Other pieces portrayed wild boar, tigers and saiga antelope — which inhabited the region at the time.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Though all tiger keelbacks snack on poisonous toads, some crave the amphibians more than others.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Daniel Petroni Photography The home’s massive bar is wrapped in tiger skin onyx that glows after dark.
—Ray Parisi, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Other pieces portrayed wild boar, tigers and saiga antelope — which inhabited the region at the time.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Though all tiger keelbacks snack on poisonous toads, some crave the amphibians more than others.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiger
Noun
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After three days, the search for an Australian fisherman who was pulled into the ocean by a shark has been suspended.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Over the past 20 years, global demand for shark and ray meat has nearly doubled, now surpassing the value of the shark fin trade by 1.7 times.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 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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To the latter, watching Shauna blankly absorb an update about her daughter dumping a bag of animal guts onto a bully at school is both amusing and frustrating.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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And unlike so many bullies, Falfa gets his comeuppance in the end.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2025
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Of the millions of dogs currently hosted by shelters across the country, pit bulls constitute the majority.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Khloe Breed: American pit bull terrier mix Age: 10 months Meet Khloe — a smart, funny girl who is ready to jump into a new life filled with love and adventure.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
12 Feb. 2025
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Eschewing cultural insensitivity also proved a challenge, as evidenced by Ferrell playing Osama Bin Laden accompanied by Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers as Taliban fighters.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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The war has killed over 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were fighters.—
Jalal Bwaitel,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiger. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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