as in foxes
the pelt or fur of a badger
The boutique features a variety of scarfs, including badger, fox, and ermine.
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to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
He's always badgering me about the dishes.
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Recent Examples of badgers
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Those who are lucky may notice foxes, badgers, otters or deer along the route.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
There are a lot of real dangers out there – and real badgers.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Sunshine Sean guards his feelings the way mama badgers guard their young.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
Dachshunds, originally bred in Germany for hunting badgers, are known for their persistence, energy and strong prey drive.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Those who are lucky may notice foxes, badgers, otters or deer along the route.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
There are a lot of real dangers out there – and real badgers.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Sunshine Sean guards his feelings the way mama badgers guard their young.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for badgers
Noun
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In the Zootopia sequel directed by Jared Bush and Bryon Howard, brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), team up again to crack the most perilous and intricate case of their careers.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Yes, McLean is also a furry, whose fursona, SonicFox, is a blue and white anthropomorphic fox.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But Richardson-Sellers teases that much more will be revealed in the back half of the season.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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The trailer then teases how each artist will open up about the vulnerability behind each of their songs and the stories that brought them there.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The night before, Annabelle had made the traditional meal of baked rabbit, asparagus, and custard.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the Zootopia sequel directed by Jared Bush and Bryon Howard, brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), team up again to crack the most perilous and intricate case of their careers.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Grabber hounds Finn through an old phone booth and torments Gwen through her dreams.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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Vavassori hounds the net with his teradactyl-like wingspan.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The raccoon, who had wrapped both paws around the cone and whose legs gripped the bottom of the cone, eventually slipped off and fell back into the water, just as DeLeo got close to pulling him to safety.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The pair found a construction cone nearby and lowered it into the water, hopping the raccoon could cling to it.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Levi studies the endangered Humboldt marten, a small carnivore that lives on the Northern California and Southern Oregon coast.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
Verb
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When an unexpected event takes him back to his hometown, he is reunited with his mother and old friends but also confronted by the corruption that plagues his country, sparking a political awakening.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Chapman’s tenure at the SBC Executive Committee from 1992 to 2009 encountered similar economic and political headwinds that plagues the SBC today, yet many Southern Baptists remember that time for Chapman’s determination to push past those hurdles for the sake of growing local churches.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The five-minute hit followed Splash through his training and framed the otter as a potential solution for years-old cold cases.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
11 Nov. 2025
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Armadillo, mink, weasel and otter all hold varying degrees of risk associated with consumption.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Badgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badgers. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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