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Recent Examples of coyotes
In the footage, the rescuers remove the coyote from a beam beneath the dock, safely capturing it in their arms before moving it to shore.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Coyote sightings caught on video Video shows a coyote casually walking by a house on Tamboer Drive in North Haledon, which neighbors described as a regular occurrence.
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Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Mecklenburg County Public Health issued a rabies alert Thursday after a coyote with the viral disease bit a human and pet on June 6.
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Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
The three-pound coyote pup — about 4 weeks old — appeared frozen.
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Sydney Page,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
By Lydia Patrick Life & Trends Reporter 1 A ranch owner shared the aftermath of a coyote attack, revealing her guardian dogs covered in blood after defending their herd of goats.
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Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
The fire is expected to burn coyote brush, grasses, poison oak and other vegetation.
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Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
8 Dec. 2024
The engineers did as instructed, but the costume turned out to be a rat, not a coyote.
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IEEE Spectrum,
2 Dec. 2024
Keep close to your children and do not let a coyote come between you.
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Ahjané Forbes,
USA TODAY,
17 Oct. 2024
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Coyote sightings caught on video Video shows a coyote casually walking by a house on Tamboer Drive in North Haledon, which neighbors described as a regular occurrence.
—
Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Mecklenburg County Public Health issued a rabies alert Thursday after a coyote with the viral disease bit a human and pet on June 6.
—
Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
The three-pound coyote pup — about 4 weeks old — appeared frozen.
—
Sydney Page,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
By Lydia Patrick Life & Trends Reporter 1 A ranch owner shared the aftermath of a coyote attack, revealing her guardian dogs covered in blood after defending their herd of goats.
—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
The fire is expected to burn coyote brush, grasses, poison oak and other vegetation.
—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
8 Dec. 2024
The engineers did as instructed, but the costume turned out to be a rat, not a coyote.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Dec. 2024
Keep close to your children and do not let a coyote come between you.
—
Ahjané Forbes,
USA TODAY,
17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coyotes
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For example, when Rhode Islanders complained about how the British ship Gaspee was attacking their ships without mercy in its hunt for smugglers, the Royal Navy waved away the colonial government.
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To get there, Sodais climbed mountains in the snow, moved from border to border with the help of smugglers, got captured a dozen times and spent time in jail.
Noun
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Working primarily in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Reeves tracked down murderers, thieves, bootleggers and other outlaws across a vast and often dangerous frontier.
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Stock car racing's origins trace back to the Prohibition era when bootleggers raced modified cars.
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The Braves had runners on second and third with two outs in the second before King retired Jorge Mateo.
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Matthews stranded two runners in three different innings.
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“Coyotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coyotes. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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