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Recent Examples of chamois
The flora and fauna feature more than 1,700 plant species as well as chamois, boars and deer.
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David Unsworth, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
Some animals — like the chamois, elks, and ibexes — might descend a couple of miles from the mountaintop and spend the colder months at lower altitudes, where the weather is slightly warmer.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
Most people use a standard chamois by drying one part of their body, wringing it out, then drying another part.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2023
Ultralight and ultra-absorbent, the swim chamois is used to quickly wick away water, and can be wrung out to near-instant dryness.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2023
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David Unsworth, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
Some animals — like the chamois, elks, and ibexes — might descend a couple of miles from the mountaintop and spend the colder months at lower altitudes, where the weather is slightly warmer.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
Most people use a standard chamois by drying one part of their body, wringing it out, then drying another part.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2023
Ultralight and ultra-absorbent, the swim chamois is used to quickly wick away water, and can be wrung out to near-instant dryness.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chamois
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
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Build fire barriers with beavers instead of bulldozers and goats instead of chain saws.—
Stephen A. Pyne,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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Savannah had been trying to document this dramatic beaver behavior for years.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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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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This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
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With their larger competitors out of the way, the smaller, less numerous martens had some breathing room.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Journal Sentinel,
5 July 2024
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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
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And throughout much of Europe, this custom was associated with animals like bears, badgers and hedgehogs that were beginning to wake from winter hibernation.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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This badger, likely also drawn in by the promise of a snack, was on the prowl.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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Its name is said to come from the idea that the frosting is as silky as an ermine's white fur.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
22 Nov. 2024
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In June 2023, Theo Bosboom heard about an explosive proliferation of willow ermine moth caterpillars along the river Waal near Boven-Leeuwen, Netherlands, not far from his hometown.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
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
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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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“Chamois.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chamois. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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