Thesaurus results for COYOTES

coyotes

noun

variants or coyote

plural of coyote

as in gunrunners

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Recent Examples of coyotes At night, the coyote howls echo through the development keeping residents awake. — N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026 With the crickets, owls, coyote and whippoorwill, the nights were alive. — Laurel Dalrymple, NPR, 31 July 2026 Been seeing a lot of white tail deer and the occasional gator, bobcat, hog, and even a coyote a few weeks ago! — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026 The other rabid animals were five bats and one each cat, coyote, skunk and woodchuck. — Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026 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. — 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

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Noun

Wong haunts the stories of the Floridian smugglers, connected to many of the feuds and undercover operations.

— Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
The new docuseries, ‘Monsters of God’, explores the underworld of reptile trafficking—one filled with exotic creatures, smugglers, drugs, weapons, special agents, and zoo connections.

— ForbesTV, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of smugglers

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Jones had played a federal agent in Moonrunners (1975), a rollicking film from United Artists about bootleggers that was written and directed by Gy Waldron, starred Jim Mitchum and featured narration from country singer Waylon Jennings.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
Gosha, a local station master, has a side-hustle of his own, turning a blind eye while bootleggers siphon diesel from the tankers that sit idly on the train tracks.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2026

Definition of bootleggers

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With runners on the corners and two outs, Braden Montgomery hit a high chopper back to the mound.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Tyson Gay upsets the defending world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt in a race between the two fastest runners in history.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

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