rabbit

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Recent Examples of rabbit Residents who want to own chickens, rabbits or other small animals and live less than 100-feet from their neighbors can apply for a special exemption permit for fowl and small animals. Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025 The main voice actor for Daffy Duck and Porky Pig plays 10 characters in the movie, including the iconic carrot-chomping rabbit. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2025 Across 7 installations, 38 topiary and planted sculptures depict Alice spinning amid the teacups, the Cheshire cat, the queen's chess set, and the white rabbit. Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2025 Kuromi, the other rabbit, was originally conceived in 2005. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for rabbit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit
Noun
  • This encourages chipmunks, as well as other wildlife, such as raccoons, opossums, and skunks to visit, says Owen.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wildlife in his yard: baby raccoons, owl, deer Ewart lives off Park Road in south Charlotte, bordering Little Sugar Creek Greenway.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The sequel rounds out its cast with returning stars Idris Elba as Chief Bogo and Shakira as pop star Gazelle, as well as franchise newcomers Quan, Brunson, and Fortune Feimster as Nibbles the beaver.
    Emlyn Travis Updated, EW.com, 30 July 2025
  • The newfound kits are the offspring of these beavers.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • The film follows a rabbit named Judy Hopps and a fox named Nick Wilde—natural enemies who live in a city (the titular Zootopia) where predators and prey live together in peace and equality.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 30 July 2025
  • That’s like asking a fox to investigate why the henhouse is empty.
    Houman Hemmati, Oc Register, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • One East Hartford man shoots 100 muskrats for some reason.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Inside the big canvas structure, visitors find giant hares — that’s a rabbit — lizards, bantam chickens, chinchillas and hedgehogs, many of which are being seen for the first time by curious children.
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Wildlife killed include moose, deer, black bears, elk, mountain lions, raccoons, hawks, coyotes, porcupines, red foxes, bobcats, owls, rabbits, Canadian geese, beavers and badgers.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • Left unchecked, this badger cub would almost certainly have died.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Rabbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.

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