Sasquatch
noun
Sas·quatch
ˈsa-ˌskwach 
-ˌskwäch
-ˌskwäch
: a hairy creature like a human being reported to exist in the northwestern U.S. and western Canada and said to be a primate between 6 and 15 feet (1.8 and 4.6 meters) tall
called also bigfoot
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Cannes regular Lizzie Shapiro, a producer at Space Program with credits like Shiva Baby and Sasquatch Sunset, talks the joy of a late-night Doner Kebab and being mistaken for Robert Pattinson’s publicist.
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
There was also a fervent believer in Sasquatch and a museum in Santa Cruz dedicated to the hirsute, mythical creature.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Their ratings are incredible, those Sasquatch people.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
This can lead to deadly situations for Sasquatch hunters and other explorers during the winter months.
—Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
That’s right, AB 666 would officially designate Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, as the official state cryptid of California.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 19 Feb. 2025
Netflix gaming is a nice add-on with surprisingly strong titles (Hades, Immortality), but Apple Arcade has cooler original titles (Cypher 007, Sneaky Sasquatch).
—PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
Officials with the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office say the two men had gone into the Cascade Range hunting for Sasquatch.
—Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
The bodies of two Oregon men looking for Sasquatch were found in a forest in Washington state following a three-day search for them, state officials announced Saturday.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
There was also a fervent believer in Sasquatch and a museum in Santa Cruz dedicated to the hirsute, mythical creature.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Their ratings are incredible, those Sasquatch people.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
This can lead to deadly situations for Sasquatch hunters and other explorers during the winter months.
—Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
That’s right, AB 666 would officially designate Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, as the official state cryptid of California.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 19 Feb. 2025
Netflix gaming is a nice add-on with surprisingly strong titles (Hades, Immortality), but Apple Arcade has cooler original titles (Cypher 007, Sneaky Sasquatch).
—PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
Officials with the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office say the two men had gone into the Cascade Range hunting for Sasquatch.
—Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
The bodies of two Oregon men looking for Sasquatch were found in a forest in Washington state following a three-day search for them, state officials announced Saturday.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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Sasquatch
noun
Sas·quatch
ˈsas-ˌkwach
-ˌkwäch
-ˌkwäch
: bigfoot
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