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
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.
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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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
Dachshunds are clever hunters, bred hundreds of years ago in Germany to sniff out badgers.
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Mindy Schauer,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
The Eastern Colorado prairie was once carpeted with a mix of hardy grasses, flowering plants, and small shrubs that supported great herds of bison and pronghorn, abundant prairie dog colonies, predators like coyotes, foxes, and badgers, as well as numerous bird species, reptiles, and insects.
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Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
The land abutting the Pinto Mountains Wilderness is also home to badgers, bighorn sheep and Mojave fringe-toed lizards.
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Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Lundberg’s confidence reflects that of his players, who’ve been instilled with the vision of being honey badgers.
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John Wawrow,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
Her worries grow when a group of badgers takes over the Rabbit School and steals the Egg.
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Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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.
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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
The Eastern Colorado prairie was once carpeted with a mix of hardy grasses, flowering plants, and small shrubs that supported great herds of bison and pronghorn, abundant prairie dog colonies, predators like coyotes, foxes, and badgers, as well as numerous bird species, reptiles, and insects.
—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
The land abutting the Pinto Mountains Wilderness is also home to badgers, bighorn sheep and Mojave fringe-toed lizards.
—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
30 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
Her worries grow when a group of badgers takes over the Rabbit School and steals the Egg.
—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for badgers
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Options for activities include paddleboarding and chasing Arctic swells in the fjords, sailing through sea cliffs and the uninhabited Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, and spotting whales, seals, Arctic foxes, and more wildlife.
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Just as hedgehogs deplore foxes for a lack of theoretical ambition, foxes spend their time screaming at hedgehogs for missing this or that eloquent detail.
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Without giving away too many details, Score teases the end of the fifth book has a surprise for these loyal readers.
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Alongside the episode, audiences got a chance to watch the trailer for Season 15, which teases storylines of Bobby (Pamela Adlon) branching out at his restaurant job and starting a relationship with Connie (Lauren Tom), while Peggy (Kathy Najimy) gets really competitive in a new hobby.
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Keep Out Host Animals Ticks love to catch a ride on host animals like deer, rabbits, and chipmunks.
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The sea urchin omelette is unexpected and satisfying, as is the rabbit sausage.
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The Grabber hounds Finn through an old phone booth and torments Gwen through her dreams.
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Vavassori hounds the net with his teradactyl-like wingspan.
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Wayne County prosecutors allege that on June 17, Montgomery tortured and burned a raccoon at a home in the 12000 block of Washburn Street in Detroit and posted a video on social media of the animal being burned alive.
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The ad appears to have sprung from a rumor that Wahl’s fiancee once had a pet raccoon.
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No, what plagues the Padres is so much deeper.
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Odd moment plagues fourth quarter As the Knicks held on to their fairly sizable lead, a fan ran onto the court, tried to take a selfie with Wembanyama but was quickly apprehended by security.
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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.
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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.
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There’s an art gallery, the Birds of Prey Center, an otter exhibit, and Desertarium, which features turtles, snakes, lizards, frogs, and more.
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Here's what to know about Splash the otter.
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“Badgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badgers. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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