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Recent Examples of ermine
Along with reintroduction efforts, the project aimed to reduce threats from European stoats, also known as ermines.
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Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
If your ermine frosting is too runny, check the temperature.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
In another historical nod, the ermine fur used along the edges of the robe and the fur cape is literally from a coronation of the past.
—Monique Jessen, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
Not to mention encounters with fellow Plaza tenants and visitors through the years: Tennessee Williams, at the market by the orange juice, in a full-length ermine, or Richard Burton, down in the health club, reclining on a chaise longue.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
If your ermine frosting is too runny, check the temperature.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
In another historical nod, the ermine fur used along the edges of the robe and the fur cape is literally from a coronation of the past.
—Monique Jessen, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
Not to mention encounters with fellow Plaza tenants and visitors through the years: Tennessee Williams, at the market by the orange juice, in a full-length ermine, or Richard Burton, down in the health club, reclining on a chaise longue.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ermine
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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As The Times described the day: In white and black tie, in sequins and sables and clouds of perfume, Republican revelers stepped out tonight to the most lavish series of inaugural balls ever held in the nation’s capital.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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The best Christmas cookie tins are filled with colorful sugar cookies, sprinkled gingerbread, linzers, spritzes, shortbread or sables, crinkles or crackles, even wedding cookies or special chocolate chip cookies — because why not?—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Dec. 2024
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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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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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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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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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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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For many years, Ken raised chinchillas at their rural Litchfield homestead.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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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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“Ermine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ermine. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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