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Recent Examples of carnivorous
The Thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial, was aggressively hunted to extinction in the course of about 100 years.
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Susan Young, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Living alongside a spider is not an intuitive life choice for a caterpillar, given that spiders are also carnivorous.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
Having a living species of carnivorous caterpillars allows scientists to do genetic testing and find out what evolutionary changes are necessary for this unique behavior.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new and rare species of carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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Susan Young, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Living alongside a spider is not an intuitive life choice for a caterpillar, given that spiders are also carnivorous.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
Having a living species of carnivorous caterpillars allows scientists to do genetic testing and find out what evolutionary changes are necessary for this unique behavior.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new and rare species of carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivorous
Adjective
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Addressing the Obvious Critiques Yes, 3–4% real growth is aggressive.—
Don Muir,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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After the aggressive animal showed no signs of leaving, the woman’s boyfriend fatally shot it, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
27 Dec. 2022
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The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2022
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On May 29, Russia launched a series of deadly attacks across Ukraine, killing at least seven civilians.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The only new name in 2025 is Dexter, which replaced Dorian, a deadly and destructive Category 5 hurricane that wreaked havoc in the Bahamas in 2019.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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The prosecution appears poised to use Combs' feud with Knight, as well as another series of encounters with rapper Kid Cudi, as demonstrative of a violent streak.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Yet the Brazilian proceeded to show how Pereira’s faith was misplaced, first with a stroppy performance at Chelsea that prompted his head coach to publicly criticise his body language and then with his second violent meltdown of the season, against Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez in the FA Cup.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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America, then, was visible to Fuller as the ferocious winds destroyed the vessel.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The Thunder are deep, play ferocious defense and have a star in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who embraces the big moment.—
Bob Harkins,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The interest rate on debt covered by the SCRA is capped at 6%, while the rate on interest and fees under the MLA is capped at 36% in order to protect service members from predatory lending practices.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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On one hand, insects higher in the food chain – predatory insects – showed a greater tolerance to elevated temperatures but, on the other hand, they were harmed by simplified landscapes that are devoid of natural vegetation – agricultural fields.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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The feedback was fierce—storyboards dismantled, ideas shredded—but the environment was psychologically safe.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Caron was used to seeing my fiery side, the fierce competitor, the demanding coach.—
Jim Calhoun with Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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In recent years, the rise of even less scrupulous and more rapacious influencer commentariat, with enormous YouTube and social followings, has further escalated the pressures celebrities face.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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The Mets could make that offer because the team is now owned by one of the richest men in the country, Steve Cohen, a hedge-fund billionaire with a reputation on Wall Street for being reclusive and rapacious.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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“Carnivorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivorous. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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