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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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The company plans to recreate the mammoth, dodo, and Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, by editing the genome of each species’ closest living relative to make a hybrid animal that would be visually indistinguishable from its extinct forerunner.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
To the west of the Wallace Line—in Borneo, Sumatra and Java—you’d encounter creatures with deep Asian roots: tigers, rhinoceroses, elephants and primates.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Hudson wore a tiger print sweater with a waist-cinching belt on an episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show, while Kelly Clarkson and Eva Mendes both reached for leopard print dresses.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
In the photo, Trachtenberg wore a blue sweater with a tiger on it.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
To the west of the Wallace Line—in Borneo, Sumatra and Java—you’d encounter creatures with deep Asian roots: tigers, rhinoceroses, elephants and primates.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Hudson wore a tiger print sweater with a waist-cinching belt on an episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show, while Kelly Clarkson and Eva Mendes both reached for leopard print dresses.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
In the photo, Trachtenberg wore a blue sweater with a tiger on it.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiger
Noun
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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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Penelope, an American bully mixed breed, arrived at a Maryland shelter in early October before being transferred to Reed's Rescue on October 12.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Amid protests, the shelter weighed whether or not to euthanize Sarge, an almost 2-year-old pit bull mix, or send him to another facility in recent days.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2025
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Before long, the roommates welcomed home a pit bull named Remi.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 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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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Boeing , Lockheed Martin — Defense contractor Lockheed Martin sold off around 5.8% after Bloomberg News reported that President Donald Trump chose Boeing instead for a contract to create the next-generation fighter jet.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiger. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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