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
  • Its sophisticated but never stuffy—for proof, take a peek at artist Becca Barnet’s playful diorama of taxidermy foxes and butterflies in the concierge’s nook.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Looking through small microscopes implanted in the mice’s heads, Patel’s team zoomed in on a particular subset of brain cells, called somatostatin neurons, as the animals reacted to the fox urine scent.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • To manage it, one finger teases the strands apart while the others hold the tension.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The trailer teases just how far The New Stanford Prison Experiment participants will go when given power.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There are seagull puppets, a tandem bicycle, an oil stain in the shape of a rabbit, a meteorite.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, and household birds can accompany passengers in the cabin on flights within the US.
    — Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 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
  • In North Carolina, rabies cases are most commonly found in raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats, Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Health Administration Rafael Vieira told UNC Charlotte.
    — Eva Flowe October 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Fellow receiver David Moore was among those who tried the raccoon.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 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
  • Their Angora goats and Rambouillet sheep roam over the land, stopping at a network of water troughs.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The sheep references our family’s English shepherding heritage.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Badgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badgers. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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