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Recent Examples of chamois
These subtly slim joggers are the perfect swap for my chamois on the drive back home—soft, stretchy, and stink-resistant, thanks to their 85 percent merino wool construction.
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Lily Ritter, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
This is then gently buffed in using a chamois (a natural leather) tool.
—Tori Crowther, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024
The flora and fauna feature more than 1,700 plant species as well as chamois, boars and deer.
—David Unsworth, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
Some animals — like the chamois, elks, and ibexes — might descend a couple of miles from the mountaintop and spend the colder months at lower altitudes, where the weather is slightly warmer.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
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Lily Ritter, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
This is then gently buffed in using a chamois (a natural leather) tool.
—Tori Crowther, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024
The flora and fauna feature more than 1,700 plant species as well as chamois, boars and deer.
—David Unsworth, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
Some animals — like the chamois, elks, and ibexes — might descend a couple of miles from the mountaintop and spend the colder months at lower altitudes, where the weather is slightly warmer.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chamois
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Artifacts inside the vessel, created by artist and sculptor Bill Mack, included a mink cap owned by the actor and a lock of her hair, all meant to be unearthed on August 5, 2062—the 100th anniversary of Monroe’s tragic death.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
21 May 2025
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The developer plans to turn six parcels of rural residential and agricultural land, now owned by a Utah mink farming company, into the residential and commercial development.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
17 May 2025
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Keep your eyes peeled—and binoculars handy—for goat-like chamois, bearded vultures, and beavers against the stunning backdrop of Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, and the steep Justistal Valley below.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
18 July 2025
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These types are symbolized by animals: lion, otter, golden retriever and beaver.—
Nancy Pulciano,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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Across 7 installations, 38 topiary and planted sculptures depict Alice spinning amid the teacups, the Cheshire cat, the queen's chess set, and the white rabbit.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 July 2025
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The main voice actor for Daffy Duck and Porky Pig plays 10 characters in the movie, including the iconic carrot-chomping rabbit.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
27 July 2025
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At the same time, marten populations shot up and the researchers began to see their scat in new areas.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Journal Sentinel,
5 July 2024
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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
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More than 100 islands make up the Broken Group, where visitors may see whales, sea lions and otters among the rocky islets.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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The river had shallows, marshes, sandbars, oxbows, eddies, weed flats and drop offs, all of which created nurseries, hiding spots and ambush points for a food chain that included aquatic bugs, frogs, fish, turtles, alligators, deer, otters, panthers and eagles.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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Left unchecked, this badger cub would almost certainly have died.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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According to the National Weather Service, while a badger was used in Germany, the groundhog became the most suitable replacement in the United States.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Feb. 2025
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An example: a steel-gray satin duchess coat lined in white ermine, with the black ermine tails falling from inside of the cuffs.—
Ralph Rucci,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2025
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Others, meanwhile, took notice of the speedy critter’s unique shape and coloring, and correctly identified it as an ermine.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Take a seat for a round-the-clock show: the ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbits, waterfowl and occasional muskrats that wander about, lured by the lake.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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One East Hartford man shoots 100 muskrats for some reason.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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“Chamois.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chamois. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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