badgers 1 of 2

plural of badger

badgers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of badger

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of badgers
Noun
On previous survey nights that lasted until sunrise, the researchers have seen mule deer, bobcats, badgers and foxes prowling in the cover of the dark. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Like Snow White, she is surrounded by woodland creatures — rabbits, badgers even a deer — all frozen in time. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026 These animals included badgers, bats, crows, foxes, hedgehogs, otters and owls, among many others. — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 Both minks and otters are mustelids, a family of carnivores that also includes badgers, weasels, and wolverines. — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 Honey Badgers’ Bodies Are Built Like Armor Honey badgers are also physically difficult animals to injure in the first place. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 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, 8 Apr. 2026 Dachshunds are clever hunters, bred hundreds of years ago in Germany to sniff out badgers. — Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
For her part, Clare isn’t thrilled when her mother badgers her about bringing her mysterious new boyfriend to dinner to finally meet the family. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for badgers
Noun
  • Specifically, the scientists found that a receptor protein in the ventromedial hypothalamus may form the basis for the foxes’ social behavior.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Connie, whose cake is like glue inside, and Gary are once again at the bottom, with Gabe’s dynamite dinosaur and Tom’s foxy fox placing them at the top.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The scene teases the adventure that’s to come in the series, which CBS greenlit for a second season from the outset due to Russell’s schedule.
    — Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Malkmus teases guitarist Greg Ginn for liking the Grateful Dead now and notes how sweet drummer Bill Stevenson seems for answering a reporter’s silly question so thoughtfully.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Zembower also questioned the ban on the sale of rabbits and whether the bans would eventually be proposed for other animals, including turtles and snakes.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
  • If this is really a hint, Gandalf can’t figure it out and leaves to fetch the rabbit Tom Bombadil has requested.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Gen might have gotten away scot-free from the sheets incident in terms of optics — no one questions her involvement, even though her job description includes housekeeping — but karma hounds her during the first day of the charter.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
  • Vavassori hounds the net with his teradactyl-like wingspan.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But the possibility that these new tracks were augmented by AI saps the novelty, in the same way that an AI video of a raccoon climbing a string of Christmas lights isn’t cute in the slightest.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Trogon is a rare find, but the park also hosts 200 to 500 resident and migratory species, along with the coatimundi, a sleek cousin of the raccoon.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The ranch also may be home to threatened or endangered species, including Canada lynx, American marten, snowshoe hare and Gunnison’s prairie dog.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • An otter bobs in the inlet, an eagle glides across the sky, and a black bear ambles amidst old-growth forest on the distant shores.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Still, even in California, who worries about being savaged by an otter?
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Thankfully, Diana had two of the sheep knits made — and Plant got her hands on the second one.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • There is no room for Joseph, who is sitting on the floor leaning his back against the bed, watching the sheep and being ironically observed by a donkey.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Badgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badgers. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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