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also racoon
as in rabbit
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Recent Examples of raccoon
Spotting animal tracks: Winter is prime time for track spotting and discovering where your neighborhood raccoon ran off.
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Linh Ta, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
But beyond the appeal of a big old truck, the show offers a tender picture of childhood friendship in the portrayal of the lead character Hank’s attachment to a literal garbage truck and a raccoon named Donny.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 5 Feb. 2025
This encourages chipmunks, as well as other wildlife, such as raccoons, opossums, and skunks to visit, says Owen.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025
And the device isn't alone down there, as the intelligent eyes of a raccoon are staring up at the camera, as if scoping out its next move.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Linh Ta, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
But beyond the appeal of a big old truck, the show offers a tender picture of childhood friendship in the portrayal of the lead character Hank’s attachment to a literal garbage truck and a raccoon named Donny.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 5 Feb. 2025
This encourages chipmunks, as well as other wildlife, such as raccoons, opossums, and skunks to visit, says Owen.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025
And the device isn't alone down there, as the intelligent eyes of a raccoon are staring up at the camera, as if scoping out its next move.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raccoon
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If the club compounds the loss of Miller’s offensive value by also losing Boeser, whether that happens this week or this summer, then the need for Canucks management to pull a rabbit out of a hat in grafting high-end attacking juice into the lineup will become even more urgent.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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This allows the rabbit to choose whether to engage while maintaining a safe distance.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Tables are broken, a beaver is thrown into a wall, glass bottles break (with the cost of their damage appearing onscreen) and a fish is used as a fire hose.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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One particular beaver, named Geronimo, became the program’s reluctant test subject.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Anchored to what is called a seawall, a wetland ecosystem for a diverse range of wildlife — including beavers, muskrats, snapping turtles and all types of insects, bats, and fish — has been created by mostly volunteers.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 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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However, the baleens that exhibit flight — blue, Bryde’s, sei, fin, and mink whales — have more slender bodies, built for quick escapes, according to the study which was led by Trevor Branch, a professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Europe is the world’s leading producer of mink pelts.—
ByJon Cohen,
science.org,
5 Sep. 2024
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Moments later, the otter resurfaced and the mom rescued her child out of the water.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
14 Sep. 2024
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The otter continued to attack as the mother struggled to pull her child from the water at Bremerton Marina, and she was bitten on the arm by the animal.—
Brie Stimson,
Fox News,
14 Sep. 2024
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There was one spot in particular where the light from the setting sun filtered through the trees, providing a soft rim light to the foxes.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The fox was spotted several times overnight by searchers but remains on the loose, the zoo said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Feb. 2025
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The final photograph, David Northall's 'Spiked,' shows a relentless honey badger doubling back to attack a porcupine that has left the badger bloodied and covered in large quills.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Many of the Badger Trust’s supporters are amateur badger enthusiasts, who belong to local badger groups scattered around the U.K.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
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One shopper, Lulu Dinh of Jersey City, N.J., bought her chinchilla coat years ago from 1stDibs.—
Dolly Faibyshev,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 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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“Raccoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raccoon. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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