as in to tease
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
He's always badgering me about the dishes.
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as in rabbit
the pelt or fur of a badger
The boutique features a variety of scarfs, including badger, fox, and ermine.
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Recent Examples of badger
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Jason Bateman shines in the scene with the Diamond District connect, fast-talking and badgering this guy within an inch of his life until Mancuso and Babbitt show up to take him out.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Lundberg’s confidence reflects that of his players, who’ve been instilled with the vision of being honey badgers.
—John Wawrow, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Not only in badgering a quarterback making his first start or in holding Tennessee without a touchdown.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Jason Bateman shines in the scene with the Diamond District connect, fast-talking and badgering this guy within an inch of his life until Mancuso and Babbitt show up to take him out.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Robin Hood was portrayed as a fox, Little John was depicted as a bear, Friar Tuck as a badger, Prince John as a lion, the sheriff of Nottingham as a wolf and Maid Marian as a vixen.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Lundberg’s confidence reflects that of his players, who’ve been instilled with the vision of being honey badgers.
—John Wawrow, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for badger
Verb
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Murphy walked onto the stage and then teased Lee’s love of the Knicks.—
John Ross,
Vanity Fair,
19 Apr. 2026
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Mythos, a new artificial intelligence model that Anthropic PBC has teased as too dangerous to release, looked at first like a problem for banks.—
Parmy Olson,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The rabbits were provided by Cuddles for a Cause, and a portion of the proceeds supported the San Diego House Rabbit Society.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Of the animals adopted last year, 2,847 were cats, 1,900 were dogs and 231 were rabbits, guinea pigs and other small animals.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This disparity continues to hound a league where the majority of the players are Black, but the coaches and front office decision makers are not.—
Mac Engel
March 30,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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His instincts, like his techniques, are relentlessly up-to-the-minute; Orsolya is hounded by not only her guilty conscience but also the demons of social media.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These are specialized cartridges intended for shooting small, non-game animals that are essentially pests, including prairie dogs, ground squirrels, coyotes, foxes and rabbits, that are either a threat to agriculture or wildlife management, or are potentially dangerous.—
David Szondy
April 19,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
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Typically, foxes are not a serious issue for homeowners.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In Toronto, the raccoons are in a race to outwit humans as urban wildlife managers try to design animal-proof trash bins.—
Daniel T. Blumstein,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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If given the opportunity, squirrel and raccoon mothers will take their babies back—but these marsupial mothers are less forgiving.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Wolverines are beagle-sized carnivores related to weasels, ermines, badgers, martens, otters, and black footed ferrets, all of which are native to this state.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Park staff are checking camera traps, wading out into the park's swampy wilderness and encouraging visitors to share any otter sightings.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
11 Feb. 2026
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But in the small starfish genus observed by Ricketts, an individual’s excision of his or her longest arm happens so slowly that an otter, turtle, or cannibal would probably vanquish anyway.—
Mandy-Suzanne Wong,
Longreads,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In March 2023, the Beaver Trust revealed in a press release that the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) took in Fig the beaver after someone found the animal with a gunshot wound on his face in the Perthshire area in January 2023.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Some backlash is brewing against this beloved beaver chain over a new gas policy.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Badger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badger. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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