as in shark
an aggressive and fiercely determined person
even the best defense can't keep that tiger from scoring
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Recent Examples of tiger
Different types of swallowtails, including western tiger, pale, and anise, can be seen at Jack’s Peak, Johnston says.
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A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Elsewhere, organised crime still has its tendrils in many parts of the sport across the globe, and the misty-eyed reverence for benevolent local tycoons is a notion that went extinct before the Tasmanian tiger.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Sure, lots of animals have orange, ginger, or yellow hues, like tigers, orangutans, and golden retrievers.
—ArsTechnica, 31 May 2025
The Cedar Cove facility has housed a variety of animals over the years, including big cats like tigers, bobcats and leopards, as well as other species such as wolves and foxes.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
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A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Elsewhere, organised crime still has its tendrils in many parts of the sport across the globe, and the misty-eyed reverence for benevolent local tycoons is a notion that went extinct before the Tasmanian tiger.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Sure, lots of animals have orange, ginger, or yellow hues, like tigers, orangutans, and golden retrievers.
—ArsTechnica, 31 May 2025
The Cedar Cove facility has housed a variety of animals over the years, including big cats like tigers, bobcats and leopards, as well as other species such as wolves and foxes.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiger
Noun
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Working-class residents battle with an upper-class outsider regarding the best way to kill the shark.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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Methylmercury accumulates up the food chain, so apex predators such as sharks, tuna and swordfish have the highest concentrations.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Divers in areas near barracudas are advised to avoid wearing shiny jewelry which can resemble fish scales.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Other potential marine threats in the area include bull sharks, barracudas, Southern stingrays, and Moray eels—though such encounters are rare in the shallows.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Noun
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In the series’ first season (Class 1), Si-eun (Park Ji-hoon) becomes the target of a class bully after beating him at their school’s math competition.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Putting the bully in bully pulpit, Trump escalates in L.A. rather than seeking calm June 9, 2025 Granted, Newsom’s speech received a lot of raves from Democrats across the country.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Meet Bebe, a snow white pit bull mix with a soft heart and a big smile who has been waiting for a long time in and out of kennel life at the Humane Society for Hamilton County in Fishers.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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And Sue says Roscoe, Danielle’s pit bull, was himself a barrier between Danielle and anyone who might have wanted to harm her.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
11 June 2025
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There's no doubt whoever comes out of this liberal rat race will be sent packing when Iowans re-elect America First fighter Mariannette Miller-Meeks next fall.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Paul followed that loss by getting back in the ring with a former UFC fighter in Nate Diaz.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiger. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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