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Recent Examples of beaver
All of Mabel’s new forest friends—there are deer, rabbits, turtles, raccoons, and a singularly gloomy bear—bow down to a beaver sovereign, King George (Bobby Moynihan), a gregarious and naïve soul who embraces a humble, communal ideal of living.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Pond rules would probably call that a beaver victory.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
While the academics wish only to use their powers for research and study, Mabel immediately hops into the beaver body with revolution on her mind.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
Those are 17 species including fox, bobcat, beaver, raccoon and coyote.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Pond rules would probably call that a beaver victory.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
While the academics wish only to use their powers for research and study, Mabel immediately hops into the beaver body with revolution on her mind.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
Those are 17 species including fox, bobcat, beaver, raccoon and coyote.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaver
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Since 2005, Lake Katherine has been a refuge for migrating birds, beavers, muskrats, bald eagles, ospreys, turtles, and more.—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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That includes foxes, minks, muskrats, otters, least weasels and bobcats.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City’s Line Creek Forest is where various species of birds, squirrels, deer, minks, fish and turtles call home.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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My grandmother treasures a mink coat her father bought her more than 60 years ago.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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Cryptomeria thrives under challenging conditions, tolerating salt spray, deer and rabbit browsing, and hot, dry planting sites.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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The 25-acre property, which also includes a saltwater pool and a wood sauna, regularly attracts wild boar, rabbits, foxes, and partridges.—
Austin Bush,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2026
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Park staff are checking camera traps, wading out into the park's swampy wilderness and encouraging visitors to share any otter sightings.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
11 Feb. 2026
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The little animals that will come to be emblematic of the 2026 Games are stoats, extremely cute critters that in real life are related to the weasel and the otter.—
Mark Scaglione,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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Deep canyons are best left to the raccoons and coyotes that call them home.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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In the new study, the researchers turned this formula on its head and gave the raccoons the unmodified (but refilled) box for multiple trials to see what the raccoons did.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Robin Hood was portrayed as a fox, Little John was depicted as a bear, Friar Tuck as a badger, Prince John as a lion, the sheriff of Nottingham as a wolf and Maid Marian as a vixen.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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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
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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.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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The coastal marten, also known as the Humboldt marten, is about the size of a ferret and lives in coastal forests.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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While under veterinary care, the fox is being fed a diet that includes produce, proteins and biscuit-like items suitable for an omnivorous species.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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While under care, the fox is being fed a diet that includes produce, proteins and biscuit-like items suitable for an omnivorous species.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Beaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaver. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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