Thesaurus results for BEASTIES

beasties

noun

plural of beastie

as in animals

one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings I've become used to sharing our cabin in the woods with all sorts of little beasties

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Recent Examples of beasties Greg and Denise are having some marital issues, but everybody needs to put other concerns aside to stay alive with nasty raptors and other hungry beasties around. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 And when that happens, astronomers will set about studying these new beasties with other eyes on the sky to learn more about them and hopefully understand them. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 There be beasties beyond US Route 93, bigger than my vision could handle. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 My bathtub seems to be a place these cute beasties like to hang out. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026 Abby’s Magical Beasties, where one of the beasties goes missing, and Abby must problem-solve. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 3 Nov. 2025 In a horrific twist, Kasumi (Kana Hanazawa) wakes up way too early — and thus has to battle the ferocious beasties to survive. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025

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Historically, such spaces were often features of religious buildings around the world including monasteries and convents, keeping animals out and fresh water, herbs, vegetables, and flowers safely inside.

— Michael James Gardner, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026
Autofocus has been upgraded too, and subject detection now recognizes birds as well as people and animals.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026

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Other witnesses reported smaller, hairy creatures, a prehistoric-looking bird and a worm allegedly measuring 8 feet long.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
But the most important thing to understand about farm animal transportation is that these creatures are not handled like passengers, the way you or I would be treated on a long-distance trip.

— Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 24 Oct. 2026

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