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Recent Examples of rabbit
Four dogs and two rabbits were retrieved from the home, Rhodes said.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
Marsh rabbits, cottontail rabbits and foxes have effectively disappeared, a 2015 study found.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
Liam Houck, 15, and his family are showing most of their four rabbits, 20 sheep and 15 dairy goats at this year’s Ramona Junior Fair.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Rocky was among 382 adult dogs in ACC’s care, along with 13 puppies, 383 cats, 163 kittens, 47 rabbits, 12 guinea pigs and several birds.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
Marsh rabbits, cottontail rabbits and foxes have effectively disappeared, a 2015 study found.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
Liam Houck, 15, and his family are showing most of their four rabbits, 20 sheep and 15 dairy goats at this year’s Ramona Junior Fair.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Rocky was among 382 adult dogs in ACC’s care, along with 13 puppies, 383 cats, 163 kittens, 47 rabbits, 12 guinea pigs and several birds.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit
Noun
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The center has also seen the effects of littering — helping raccoons with a can on its arm and a fox with a bottle on its head.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Aug. 2025
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Bats are the most common host, along with skunks, raccoons, and foxes.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
14 Aug. 2025
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The animals included 12 bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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While bears are easily the biggest fear in some parks, a pack of hungry racoons or an inquisitive skunk aren’t to be messed with either.—
Geoffrey Morrison,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Over the winter, a beaver nicknamed Auggie was rolling in a pond, suffering from severe wounds and partial paralysis.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Aug. 2025
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Relocating nuisance beavers isn’t new in western states.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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The animal was seen hunting a fox near the residence, with three dogs frightening it off.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Aug. 2025
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Authorities are investigating after a rabid fox attacked two people in North Carolina in two separate attacks on the same day.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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On the runway, several iterations were displayed in materials ranging from leather, shearling and satin, to mink, swakara and eel.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
3 July 2025
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Invasive animals — such as mink — as well as deforestation, forest fires and unregulated construction could also negatively impact the species.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Take a seat for a round-the-clock show: the ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbits, waterfowl and occasional muskrats that wander about, lured by the lake.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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One East Hartford man shoots 100 muskrats for some reason.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Meet Yin, Yang, Eddie, and Charley, chinchillas ready for adoption.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
9 Aug. 2025
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Over the next several minutes the child began to warm to the gray rodent and before long, the chinchilla was riding atop Ace’s cowboy hat.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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In 2024, the database also includes planes colliding with three alligators in Florida, a mongoose in Hawaii, a badger in North Dakota and numerous coyotes, bats, skunks and opossums.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Non-incubating male curlews didn’t have the same response to the fake badger, according to the study.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 June 2025
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“Rabbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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