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also racoon
as in rabbit
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Recent Examples of raccoon
The dead raccoon tested negative for rabies, the agency said.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
Perhaps less recognized, Fred the raccoon was dropped off at P'Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary about five months ago by a neighbor, Longo said.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
The social media user who captured the incident on camera told CNN that the raccoon was running around the gate for about five minutes before crews moved it outside.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
At one point, a White House police officer captured a wild male raccoon and offered him as a playmate: the male, named Rueben, ran away, and Rebecca lived on in stately solitude.
—Katherine Rundell, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
Perhaps less recognized, Fred the raccoon was dropped off at P'Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary about five months ago by a neighbor, Longo said.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
The social media user who captured the incident on camera told CNN that the raccoon was running around the gate for about five minutes before crews moved it outside.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
At one point, a White House police officer captured a wild male raccoon and offered him as a playmate: the male, named Rueben, ran away, and Rebecca lived on in stately solitude.
—Katherine Rundell, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raccoon
Noun
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At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, disconnection reigns and rabbits rule.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
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Educating them on local folklore, as well as his affinity for rabbit hunting, the peculiar kid soon takes a shining to the couple.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Wild Robot filmmakers found their look when going over early concept art that had the island’s natural environment and its animals — foxes, bears, beavers, opossums and others — drawn in a painterly way.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Parts of the weapon’s leather-and-wood scabbard – and its beaver fur lining – have also survived.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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Imagine a pale roly-poly the size of a muskrat wandering the seafloor.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Their diet includes muskrats, a primary predator of freshwater mussels, which are now confirmed to carry radium.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Last week, Bieber stopped for coffee wearing a faux mink coat from Ralph Lauren’s fall 1995 collection.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
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The women start to squirm when Silky Johnson (Dave Chappelle) comes out in a mink coat holding a golden goblet.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
18 Jan. 2025
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To see even more wild locals, cruise the Dora Canal, a verdant passage bordered by cypress trees and home to otters, herons, wood ducks, egrets, and more.—
Susan Hall Mahon,
Southern Living,
17 Jan. 2025
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The aquarium was cited in January for cramped and unsanitary conditions in enclosures for otters, porcupines and other animals.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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Bayshore Veterinary Hospital confirmed the fox was receiving treatment at the facility in a Jan. 22 post on Facebook.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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The foxes are a legacy of the 2006 war between Lebanon's Hezbollah militia and Israel, when the animals moved down to the coast to escape fighting in the hills.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Undeterred, the badger returned a short time later, still stuck with quills but determined to get its meal.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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But the honeyguide bird is an exception that actually calls to the badgers, despite the potential danger of predation.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
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Lucas retains his hold on the lucrative smack market largely because of his ability to not attract attention; his eventual downfall is hastened by the regrettable decision to stand out in a crowd for once and rock a chinchilla fur coat and matching hat at a prizefight.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
1 Dec. 2024
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While our guide talked, viscachas — Peruvian chinchillas — scurried atop the walls and a quartet of wild llamas gathered on one of the lawns.—
Monisha Rajesh,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2024
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“Raccoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raccoon. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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