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Recent Examples of rabbit
Only a handful of animals, including two puppies, two tortoises, some rabbits and a pig survived.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
Startled, Carter splashed the rabbit with an oar, prompting it to retreat.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Domestic rabbits tend to live longer than their wild counterparts.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
The area is also an important habitat for scrub jays, wading birds, burrowing owls, raccoons, opossums, rabbits and gopher tortoises.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
Startled, Carter splashed the rabbit with an oar, prompting it to retreat.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Domestic rabbits tend to live longer than their wild counterparts.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
The area is also an important habitat for scrub jays, wading birds, burrowing owls, raccoons, opossums, rabbits and gopher tortoises.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit
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From the new show Carl the Collector, which features an autistic raccoon, to content with American Sign Language (ASL) interpretations, PBS KIDS is spearheading change in the disability community.Jaclyn Greenberg, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
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The dead raccoon tested negative for rabies, the agency said.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
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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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Indeed, most commonly known and referenced are the state flower (the purple iris), the state bird (the mockingbird), the state fruit (the tomato), the state tree (the tulip poplar), the state wild animal (the racoon), and the state horse (the Tennessee Walking Horse).Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 22 Jan. 2024
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Homeostasis and Stability: Like beavers and wolves, leaders create balance by managing both innovation (growth) and stability (process).Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The short-faced bear went extinct around 11,000 years, at the end of the Pleistocene, along with most of the large mammals that lived alongside it, including all the large carnivores listed above, as well as giant ground sloths, mammoths, mastodons, giant beavers, camels, and giant armadillos.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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The fear of leaving without her fox was greater than the fear of missing the flight.New York Times Games, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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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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Shortly after 8:15 pm, Ross took the stage, donning a forest green tuxedo, mink coat, and a cane fit for royalty.Okla Jones, Essence, 31 Dec. 2024
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Another exception to this rule is when Hedwig goes through a selection of nice clothing, obviously the property of the dead, and selects a mink coat for herself, posing before a mirror.James Verniere, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2024
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The muskrats are depended on by bald eagles, and muskrats are probably the biggest consumer of the freshwater mussels.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Edward’s parenting was particularly industrious, requiring his children to paint their own rooms, make their own clothes and earn extra cash by trapping and skinning muskrats to sell their pelts.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 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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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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Most Wisconsinites know that the official state animal is a badger.Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Rabbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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