Thesaurus results for COYOTES

coyotes

noun

variants or coyote

plural of coyote

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Recent Examples of coyotes The painting’s joyful casualness belies its subject matter, clues to which can be found in the coyote on one of the men’s shirts and in the work’s title, Uncle’s Crossing (2022). — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 An incident that for others might be fatal—a free fall from a high bridge—affects the coyote for only a brief moment. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 But the coyote has other plans and rips it up, forcing the matter to trial. — ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 Photos of the coyote taken from a distance show a large growth extending from the left eye to the end of Wendy’s snout. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 Customers will be happy to know that the bestseller coyote balls will still be on the menu. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 It's usually transmitted through a bite from a bat, coyote, fox, raccoon or skunk. — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Typical is a homeowner’s video from the other day of a coyote loping down a driveway in DeKalb’s Glendale Courts area. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026

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Noun

This surveillance can help smugglers identify areas with fewer personnel when moving people or drugs.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
Ortiz navigated their way among Russian escapees, Polish fugitives, and tobacco smugglers, all wanting to get to neutral Spain over the mountains.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of smugglers

Noun

Your guide will teach you about the origins of Prohibition and tell stories of infamous bootleggers.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Brian Wilson wrote the song in 1963 with his buddy Bob Norberg, and the band cut a version that year during the Surfer Girl sessions that eventually leaked out to bootleggers.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of bootleggers

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Marathon world record holder Ruth Chepng'etich is serving a three-year doping ban after joining the many elite-level Kenyan runners suspended over the past decade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
If any of the Braves’ starters go short, Fuentes can provide multi-inning outings but also come in during high-leverage situations if runners are on base.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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