as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
that miserable toad is lucky to have even a single friend
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Fatal attraction: adaptations to prey on native frogs imperil snakes after invasion of toxic toads
Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
What to do if one stings Since August 2021, Caldwell Zoo’s Texas Horned Lizard Conservation Center has successfully hatched hundreds of baby horny toads, including more than 70 this year alone, according to a recent Facebook post.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
Young toads carry much lower doses of toxin—enough to make the lizards sick but not kill them.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 5 July 2024
The discovery is helping to clear up a long-standing mystery as to when frogs and toads evolved their iconic two-stage life-cycle.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
What to do if one stings Since August 2021, Caldwell Zoo’s Texas Horned Lizard Conservation Center has successfully hatched hundreds of baby horny toads, including more than 70 this year alone, according to a recent Facebook post.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
Young toads carry much lower doses of toxin—enough to make the lizards sick but not kill them.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 5 July 2024
The discovery is helping to clear up a long-standing mystery as to when frogs and toads evolved their iconic two-stage life-cycle.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toad
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
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Luna rocked a black and red creepy clown look, while Miles dressed up and dabbed as DJ Marshmello.Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Taking place 27 years before Stephen King’s original novel (because Pennywise only shows up in 27-year intervals), the show will explore the town’s first sightings and experiences with the dancing clown.Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jim is a real jerk when Tabitha tells him about her dream, instantly casting doubt on her rather than listening and possibly learning something or using the new information to help piece together clues.Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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This feature utilizes the gyroscope and accelerometer to recognize sudden jerks or jolts followed by rapid acceleration.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2024
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While very uncommon, there have been several other instances of snakes being found in toilets.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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But getting them together competing in challenges with snakes and explosions?Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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The animals included twelve bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
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Noma’s new colleagues in Sony’s robot skunk works had recently gone to Tokyo’s Akihabara electronics district and brought back boxes of circuit boards and servos.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
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Eggers dedication to use practical means also meant Lathrop and his team had to work with 5,000 live rats.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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Races ensue to stop him from colonizing both her and Wisborg, where eventually the streets are paved with rats.Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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The Bob Dylan that the world fell in love with was a thinker, a joker, a fighter, and sometimes a lover.Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
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Imagine trying to slide a book on a table while some joker is pushing down on it.Rhett Allain, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2024
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Nothing more unlovely inhabits the Venetian lagoon, and there’s the rub: the beast is notably loyal to that neighborhood.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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How much were humans to blame for driving these beasts to extinction?Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Toad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toad. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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