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
  • Meet the man saving Nashville’s sick foxes Florida contracts professional python hunters.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Elsewhere, the trailer teases tension between Kourtney and the rest of the family.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That’s namely all the interlude chapters — police reports, 911 calls, courtroom transcripts, newspaper clippings, and scientific research into the telekinetic gene that collectively teases a larger world.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The new policy prohibits fur from animals killed specifically for their pelts, including mink, fox, rabbit, chinchilla and coyote.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The rabbit does not control the rain that floods its burrow or the drought that kills its food.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 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
  • While these are skills raccoons would likely learn on their own, Woodside’s staff hopes the training gives the kits a greater chance of survival.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Rabies is spread through bites and scratches from infected animals — most often bats, foxes, raccoons and skunks — and is almost always fatal once symptoms begin, though a four-to-five-shot vaccine given after exposure is nearly 100% effective.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 20 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
  • Still, even in California, who worries about being savaged by an otter?
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Because river otters have been known to carry rabies, doctors routinely give rabies shots to victims of otter attacks.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Everyone, meanwhile, can enjoy the simple, perfect sight gag of a voluptuous sheep cleaning a blackboard with her ample fleece.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The sheep were straying from the road, veering through the front yards of homeowners who weren’t in the grazing program.
    — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Badgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badgers. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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