Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beavers
Noun
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The eagle looked right at us before resuming its aerial assessment, hooked yellow beak ready to snag a muskrat or bluegill from the ponds below.—
Jamie Siebrase,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025 -
Imagine a pale roly-poly the size of a muskrat wandering the seafloor.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The report card draws on long-term population data to shed light on how otters, giant sea bass, Garibaldi fish and other animals are doing.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Catch up quick: Sea otters once populated the coast from British Columbia to Baja California, but they were nearly driven to extinction by fur traders in the late 1800s.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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They’re made of silk, mink or synthetic fibers and attach to the ends of your natural lashes.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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As the disease appears in more mammals—such as sea lions in South America and minks in Europe and China—experts fear that the virus is adapting to better infect and spread among mammals.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Marvel Rocket and Baby Groot Minifigure Recreate some of Rocket’s adventures from Guardians of the Galaxy with this buildable and poseable figure of the beloved racoon.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Ledge Light Health District said that a racoon found on Cedar Drive in the town of North Stonington was tested and found to be positive for rabies on December 9, 2024.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
12 Dec. 2024
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The 360-acre preserve is home to a variety of mammals, including bobcats, raccoons, armadillos, opossums, rabbits and foxes.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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The eat some of the same food as alligators — fish, raccoons, opossums, wading birds.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps more significantly, the rabbits were not in the best of shape.—
Nicola Twilley,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Inside the home, officers discovered the body of London; a dog, two cats and a rabbit were also found dead, WWNY-TV reported.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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