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cannibal

[kan-uh-buhl] / ˈkæn ə bəl /


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I spend enough time sitting around the house worrying about what I said to someone in high school that may have hurt their feeling so bad it turned them into a cannibal.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

These cannibal dads had bulging bellies and a tendency to regurgitate the eggs when handled, the team reported in the American Naturalist.

From Scientific American • Oct. 1, 2023

When we left our cannibal teen soccer players and their adult counterparts on “Yellowjackets,” things were getting deliciously deranged.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023

In a recent television interview, Mr. Bolsonaro also argued that he was unfairly labeled a cannibal because of “a video from 30 years ago.”

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022

Let a man not speak of cannibal deeds among the blessed gods.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton



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