chinchilla

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Recent Examples of chinchilla Meet Yin, Yang, Eddie, and Charley, chinchillas ready for adoption. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025 This chinchilla moment was but a gateway animal obsession. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025 Viscachas, which are a type of chinchilla the size of a rabbit, are a good omen for astronomers at the Rubin observatory. Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2025 Over the next several minutes the child began to warm to the gray rodent and before long, the chinchilla was riding atop Ace’s cowboy hat. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for chinchilla
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Noun
  • Armadillo, mink, weasel and otter all hold varying degrees of risk associated with consumption.
    Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The farmer, his son and grandson were still collecting mink, with more than a dozen live traps deployed and checked routinely, Hobbs said.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Add texture to beds, couches, and chairs with a plush faux rabbit fur throw blanket, incorporate a pop of color with a throw pillow, and dress up your walls with practical floating shelves or sconces.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • While animals like rabbit, quail and grouse are commonly used in the culinary arts, other animals that are legally allowed for consumption may pose health risks.
    Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That’s a sure way to invite not only raccoons but other unwanted guests such as mice, opossums, and skunks.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Texans may also have run-ins with wildlife, such as raccoons, opossums and squirrels, during the winter months, according to 855 Bugs.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The beaver moon is one of three massive moons this year and the closest one to Earth, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • What is special about a beaver moon?
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Now native Spartina grasses have returned, as have muskrats and threatened bird species.
    Kyra Morris, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Its voraciousness has threatened native populations of minks, muskrats, and river otters.
    Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Armadillo, mink, weasel and otter all hold varying degrees of risk associated with consumption.
    Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • This past month, Swifties helped raise $2 million for the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s otter conservation efforts after Swift sported one of the organization’s vintage T-shirts.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Dachshunds, originally bred in Germany for hunting badgers, are known for their persistence, energy and strong prey drive.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In the first months, several truckloads of household and construction debris were removed; 11 fish species were introduced to the lake; and rare birds and animals—including the Eurasian otter, badger, black stork, merlin, and eagle owl—returned to the area.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Prue especially loves his Chinese five-spice Florentines, and Paul likes his chocolate-sable biscuits.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As The Times described the day: In white and black tie, in sequins and sables and clouds of perfume, Republican revelers stepped out tonight to the most lavish series of inaugural balls ever held in the nation’s capital.
    Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025

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“Chinchilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chinchilla. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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