foxes 1 of 2

noun

variants also fox
plural of fox
1
as in beauties
a lovely woman she's a real fox—smart, sassy, and sexy

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2
as in dolls
a physically attractive person both he and his twin sister are foxes

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foxes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fox
1
as in puzzles
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty she won't be foxed by such telemarketing tricks

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2
as in fools
to get the better of through cleverness no confidence man will ever fox me and get my hard-earned money

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Recent Examples of foxes
Noun
There was this book about foxes—specifically, fox families, kits—in the nonfiction section of my elementary school’s library. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 Within six generations, the foxes began to show some familiar, doglike behaviors. — Alida De Flamingh, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 The park has a wide variety of birds, Harding said, as well as coyotes, foxes and aquatic animals such as frogs and turtles. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 Its sophisticated but never stuffy—for proof, take a peek at artist Becca Barnet’s playful diorama of taxidermy foxes and butterflies in the concierge’s nook. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 Looking through small microscopes implanted in the mice’s heads, Patel’s team zoomed in on a particular subset of brain cells, called somatostatin neurons, as the animals reacted to the fox urine scent. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 The interactive venue allows visitors to pet and feed capybaras and view other exotic species, including ferrets, fennec foxes, and armadillos, with encounter prices starting at $59 per person. — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The most durable of Fee’s narrative models is the story of the fox-demon, which runs through the novel from beginning to end. — Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 In North Carolina, rabies cases are most commonly found in raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats, Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Health Administration Rafael Vieira told UNC Charlotte. — Eva Flowe october 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foxes
  1. beauties
  2. dolls
  3. puzzles
  4. fools
  5. queens
  6. babes
  7. baffles
  8. deceives
Noun
  • Before that, everyone was taking pep pills or methadone or black beauties, speed.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
  • These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • Pull some treats from the open coffin at Scotto Funeral Home, on the corner of Court Street and 2nd Place, then head to President near Hoyt to gawk at bloodstained windows and mutilated dolls.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Teddy bears and trains, baseballs and dolls dance through the air into Santa's enormous sack, which sits at Santa's feet, or rather Harry's, who is perched high on the throne at the back of the float, magnificent in white whiskers and red velvet.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of dolls
Verb
  • These Companies Are Ready To Cash In Sixsmith argues his firm is unusual in pushing more traders through to genuine live accounts, which is why the reluctance to go there puzzles him.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The pitch can move to either direction of the plate — a profile that still puzzles his teammates and pitch recognition tools.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of puzzles
Verb
  • Sebastian Galeano fools the Lake Mary defense by carrying it himself and scampers 40 yards for the touchdown.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Runway, Pika, and a dozen others can produce footage that fools the eye on first watch.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of fools
Noun
  • This earlier Russell work did not include acid queens, pinball wizards, or teenage-wasteland messiahs.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Rihanna, Beyoncé — of course the OG queens, the Patti LaBelles, the Stephanie Mills, all of them like that.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ongoing satirical series at first appalled many viewers with its resolute political incorrectness and penchant for four-letter words from the mouths of babes, and that was nowhere more evident than in Cartman himself.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • What turns him on is cryptic babes, brawling men and stagy fables of lust, rivalry and possession.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of babes
Verb
  • But Danny Niemela, a contractor at ArDan Construction, says that the process baffles him.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, McGrew agreed to adjustments, including adding baffles to reduce sound from a attached generator for the tower and replacing tower fencing that incorporated barbed wire with taller, more natural looking fencing.
    — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of baffles
Verb
  • Here, the dream carries the true emotional weight, and the waking world is what deceives us.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Definition of deceives

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“Foxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foxes. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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