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baby, being, bird, bod [British], body, character, cookie (or cooky), customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wight
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Organized by the Morgan Library & Museum in New York, with additional works from the Cleveland Museum of Artās permanent collection, the show unearths original historical meanings of its titular creatures. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "āMedieval Monstersā exhibit at Cleveland Museum of Art surveys images used to inspire fear, hatred and wonder," 1 Sep. 2019 In 1976, Henson had come across the work of illustrator Brian Froud, who was known for his vivid and sinister creations of fantastical creatures. — Time, "What to Know About The Dark Crystal Before Watching the Netflix Prequel," 29 Aug. 2019 But a loaf thatās baked in the Nordic Ware fluted loaf pan emerges like a butterfly from a cocoon: intricately designed and absolutely stunning, an entirely different creature. — Sarah Jampel, Bon AppĆ©tit, "This Pan Makes the Most Beautiful Loaf Cakes, Ever," 28 Aug. 2019 Astronomers are therefore interested to know whether or not red dwarfsā planets are good places to go looking for living creatures. — Adam Mann, Scientific American, "Scientists Mull the Astrobiological Implications of an Airless Alien Planet," 19 Aug. 2019 The suspect was Roger Rabbit (the voice of Charles Fleischer): a toon, as cartoon characters (living creatures) were known in the filmās fantasy universe. — Anita Gates, BostonGlobe.com, "Richard Williams, āWho Framed Roger Rabbitā animator, dies at 86," 18 Aug. 2019 The suspect was Roger Rabbit (the voice of Charles Fleischer), a toon, as cartoon characters (living creatures) were known in the filmās fantasy universe. — New York Times, "Richard Williams, Who Brought Roger Rabbit to Life, Dies at 86," 18 Aug. 2019 While historians today hypothesize the crew died onboard due to lead poisoning and starvation, the show brings in an elusive creature that stalks the men in every episode. — Taylor Weik, NBC News, "AMC's 'The Terror: Infamy' brings the horror of Japanese American internment to life," 7 Aug. 2019 After hatching from an egg and developing into an aquatic creature, the larvae use a spoonlike lower lip to capture small fish, tadpoles and other insects. — Anchorage Daily News, "The dragonfly, Alaskaās state insect, is a nimble flying machine," 20 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'creature.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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