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Recent Examples of carnivorous
Lamb with Szechuan mala spices and grilled Spanish octopus were worth finding the last remaining available corners of my stomach, while a wagyu beef tenderloin was the tender, carnivorous pièce de résistance for my last supper in Singapore.
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Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
Emma Nicholls Interestingly, the carnivorous Megalosaurus was the first dinosaur to be scientifically named and described anywhere in the world, in 1824.
—New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
Brooker puts the carnivorous culture of reality TV on trial in this diabolical hour, set in a world where lower-caste citizens pedal stationary bikes to power their surroundings and earn meager currency.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Further down the list were predictions around diet, including being gluten-free, vegetarian, or vegan, while 5 percent said that there could be a shift toward more people adopting a carnivorous diet.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
Emma Nicholls Interestingly, the carnivorous Megalosaurus was the first dinosaur to be scientifically named and described anywhere in the world, in 1824.
—New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
Brooker puts the carnivorous culture of reality TV on trial in this diabolical hour, set in a world where lower-caste citizens pedal stationary bikes to power their surroundings and earn meager currency.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Further down the list were predictions around diet, including being gluten-free, vegetarian, or vegan, while 5 percent said that there could be a shift toward more people adopting a carnivorous diet.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivorous
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But in recent weeks, Musk dramatically lowered his taxpayer savings estimates from DOGE's government cuts, disagreed publicly with Trump's aggressive tariff policies and butted heads with multiple Trump officials, some publicly, revealing divisions within the White House over Musk's influence.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Moderate Republicans from swing districts are balking at deep cuts to social safety net programs, even as hardliners demand more aggressive reductions.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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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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Treatment and prognosis Glioblastoma is among the deadliest cancers, with patients living for an average of just over a year after diagnosis.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Hurricanes Beryl and Milton were also deadly, each killing more than 40 people in the United States.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The strikes were marked by bloodshed as clashes between protesters and police grew violent.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Children are being exposed to an unprecedented amount of online pornography, much of which is violent and misogynistic.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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But this team was special, with a watertight defence combined with a ferocious forward line of Ronaldo (his best goalscoring season for United), Rooney and Tevez.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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This ferocious, steep-banked corner possesses a wild 24% gradient, a nod to Spain’s bullfighting heritage.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Juveniles responded with significantly more predatory behaviors in response to the calls of toxic toads compared with the adults.—
Logan S. James,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2025
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Fintechs that can’t adapt in real time could be stuck holding the bag, or, worse, pushing their clients into predatory lending rates just to hedge new risks.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Tehran claims its program is peaceful but has threatened fierce retaliation and a possible withdrawal from the nonproliferation treaty if its nuclear sites are attacked.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2025
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The old model of fierce independence is a luxury many can't afford during this transition.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Remmick is a monster, but his homeland was colonized by some of the same rapacious forces that brought the twins’ ancestors to America.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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That voter initiative in the early 20th century made the commission the primary protector of California’s families and businesses against rapacious or unsafe electric and gas utilities.—
Loretta Lynch,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Carnivorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivorous. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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