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Noun
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The tension is thicker than mink.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026 -
His white mink coat had a tail as long as the entrance ramp.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The flowers attract a diversity of pollinators and are resistant to deer and rabbit browsing.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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There are a few possibilities for non-gopher holes, including the Norway rat, voles, moles, rabbits, ground squirrels and snakes, which don’t dig their own underground burrows but take over old tunnels and improve upon them.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Wolverines are beagle-sized carnivores related to weasels, ermines, badgers, martens, otters, and black footed ferrets, all of which are native to this state.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Dachshunds are clever hunters, bred hundreds of years ago in Germany to sniff out badgers.—
Mindy Schauer,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An otter popped up out of one hole, followed quickly by another otter out of the other.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
16 May 2026
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Sea otter surrogacy programs are designed to mimic what happens in the wild, where pups rely heavily on their mothers to teach them how to survive.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Pay special attention to the spaces around your windows and doors and create air-tight seals there with a weatherstripping foam or insulation kit.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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Penguins, seals and albatross Rosmarin began traveling the world in 2022 after quitting his job as a media buyer.—
Corey Williams,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Noun
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That li'l fella wasn't doing fox-kind's reputation any good.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Rihanna wore tiger-print Alaïa d’Orsay pumps twice in New York in January, first with denim-on-denim and then with a matching coat, while Angel Reese went bolder that month in blue leopard-print Jennifer Le thigh-high boots with fox-fur trim.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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The beautiful array of their divergent sizes and pelts coalesced as oils on canvas and rendered their exploits almost dreamlike.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The PlayLab staff will host a story time featuring books inspired by bison, along with a coloring craft event and a touch-and-feel experience with bison pelts.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Ermines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ermines. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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