Thesaurus results for COYOTES

coyotes

noun

variants or coyote

plural of coyote

as in gunrunners

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Recent Examples of coyotes 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 The three-pound coyote pup — about 4 weeks old — appeared frozen. — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 10 June 2026

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As if to prove the point, street prices for cocaine in the United States have plummeted, the opposite of what would be expected if smugglers were being deterred.

— Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
In other instances, Warrick said, there will be ghost carriers or fraudulent pickups of drivers or middlemen posing as legitimate transporters, but who are really smugglers.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Definition of smugglers

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Weeth said bootleggers purchase fireworks from manufacturers in China and who, for a fee, package the fireworks in colorful branding, which are more difficult to track and often lack proper warnings.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
Working primarily in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Reeves tracked down murderers, thieves, bootleggers and other outlaws across a vast and often dangerous frontier.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026

Definition of bootleggers

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Adell had another shot in the ninth, coming to the plate with runners at the corners and two outs after Grissom had gotten him a chance by working an 11-pitch walk.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
In the third inning, the Mets had two runners on base with two outs.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

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