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man-eating

[man-ee-ting] / ˈmænˌi tɪŋ /


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And why are man-eating dinosaurs suddenly prowling this ordinary suburb?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The film tells the story of a desperate university student applying for a shady part-time job that takes him deep into the woods where he encounters a ravenous, man-eating bear.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025

In “Delicious in Dungeon,” a ragtag adventuring crew makes hot pot out of man-eating mushrooms.

From Salon ● May 12, 2025

After graduating in 2019 with a degree in musical theater, he was cast as a puppeteer for the man-eating plant Audrey II in a production of “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Pasadena Playhouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024

The first is missing the hyphen that bolts together the pieces of the compound word that was supposed to remind readers of the problem with piranhas, man-eating.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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