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Recent Examples of reptilian
How did reptilian things that looked something like crocodiles get to the Caribbean islands from South America millions of years ago?
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Ashley Belanger – May 16, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
Layered silver leaf and natural pigments create a textured, almost reptilian finish, designed to give off the sense of the film’s prehistoric creatures.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Your heart beats faster, adrenaline is released and the most reptilian part of your brain takes over your the executive functioning of your brain.
—Janice Marturano, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The tuatara of New Zealand, a spiny reptilian relic, can outlive generations of researchers studying it.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Ashley Belanger – May 16, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
Layered silver leaf and natural pigments create a textured, almost reptilian finish, designed to give off the sense of the film’s prehistoric creatures.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Your heart beats faster, adrenaline is released and the most reptilian part of your brain takes over your the executive functioning of your brain.
—Janice Marturano, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The tuatara of New Zealand, a spiny reptilian relic, can outlive generations of researchers studying it.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reptilian
Adjective
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The energy needed to form a heavier nucleus needs to be large enough to overcome the repulsive electric force that positive charges, like two protons, feel with each other.—
Stephen L. Levy,
The Conversation,
23 June 2025
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The durian fruit is famous for its strong aroma that many people find repulsive.—
Tom Downey,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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How does this happen, no matter how revolting or nonsensical the trend can be?—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct. 2022
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These highly emotional sequences are less riveting and more revolting as they’re primarily used to add shock value, graphically depicting their triggering subject matter.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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That being cold is cool and being hot with a side of humidity is rather disgusting.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
16 July 2025
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Nearly 200 pounds of disgusting mats and fur was removed, which equates to an average of 1.5 pounds per dog.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps equally repugnant is the thought that a magazine that once thumbed its nose seems to have shifted its hand and sadly scratches an ear.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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After verbally attacking President Donald Trump and top White House aide Stephen Miller with vile and repugnant rhetoric, Moran secured a spot for himself as the poster child for the definition of a world-class hater.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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And Trump’s targeting of college campuses for being havens of antisemitism has caused a backlash from liberals who might despise that strain of hatred, but find Trump equally as loathsome.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 June 2025
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Covino on the other hand plays Paul with a dash of loathsome rich guy energy, that feels like the polar opposite of Carey’s mild nature.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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As stated earlier, there may not be anything more detestable to the Commanders' faithful than former Cowboys.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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The film’s shadowy conspirators provide viewers with villains at once detestable and comfortingly familiar.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2020
Adjective
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The victory snapped a five-game skid but more importantly put an end to an abominable 11-game Royals home losing streak all in the month of June.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
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To fund Geneviève’s idea, she’s arranged for cash from an abominable source: Crispin Shamblee (Simon Callow), a fellow dance devotee with a limitless checkbook and zero morals.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Late in the episode, Cartman calls off his suicide attempt after Butters helps convince him that there’s always hope for a return to the world where Cartman’s hateful trollery will again be a minority voice pushing back against the mainstream.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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His otherwise incomparable legacy will forever be stained by his hateful remarks about Black people.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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“Reptilian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reptilian. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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