badgers 1 of 2

plural of badger

badgers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of badger

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Recent Examples of badgers
Noun
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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for badgers
Noun
  • Rabies is spread by the bite or scratch of an infected animal, such as a groundhog, cat, fox, raccoon, skunk or bat.
    Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Fans posted videos of themselves creating the fox fur and antler headpiece Patricia wore to that party.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The final episode's preview teases an all-out war between the Targaryens and Hightowers, as well as shocking betrayals that are sure to shake up the series.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Watch the trailer, which teases an intergalactic and perhaps inter-dimensional mission.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • The highlight of mine was the rabbit doppio, a large ravioli stuffed with braised meat and cheese in separate but adjacent cells, and the beef tenderloin was a perfect anchor.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Highlights are a circus, wood-chopping contests, rabbit costume contest, sing-along.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 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
  • The rabid raccoon was found near the 200 block of Cooley Mill Road in Havre de Grace, while the rabid fox was found near the 700 block of Walters Mill Road in Forest Hill, Maryland.
    Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Jimothy the raccoon took over social media because of his unique shape due to a spinal condition.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Too often, this means taxpayer dollars are fueling the very gun violence that plagues neighborhoods and communities nationwide.
    Kris Brown, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • 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.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 4 June 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
  • The mile-long walk to Fisherman’s Wharf typically includes otter and harbor seal sightings.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Its crew of otter hunters were to pick up the last Nicolenos, the handful who had lived through the massacre and survived the two intervening decades, and bring them to the missions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

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