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as in pelts
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value
furriers willing to pay good money for a lynx fur
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Recent Examples of furs
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light.
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Some de rigueur pencil skirts and shearlings fashioned as heirloom furs.
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
17 May 2026
The teaser doesn’t give away much of the plot, but the best part is Pugh standing in a funeral wearing all-black furs and round black sunglasses.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
Staff started out by wearing bear masks and animal furs, then crawling into the enclosure to spoon-feed the cubs formula.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
When interactions are necessary for feeding, staff have been wearing bear masks and furs covered with natural scents.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Miranda flings furs across desks like royal decrees.
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Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2026
Among the products listed in most price currents were cotton, flour, furs, leather, oil, animal skins, tobacco, and wheat.
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Chris Roush,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
The attractive, mid-30s crowd seemed to be a mix of friends and couples donning beards, tattoos, red lips, and furs worn with sneakers.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light.
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Some de rigueur pencil skirts and shearlings fashioned as heirloom furs.
—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
17 May 2026
The teaser doesn’t give away much of the plot, but the best part is Pugh standing in a funeral wearing all-black furs and round black sunglasses.
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
Staff started out by wearing bear masks and animal furs, then crawling into the enclosure to spoon-feed the cubs formula.
—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
When interactions are necessary for feeding, staff have been wearing bear masks and furs covered with natural scents.
—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Miranda flings furs across desks like royal decrees.
—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2026
Among the products listed in most price currents were cotton, flour, furs, leather, oil, animal skins, tobacco, and wheat.
—
Chris Roush,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furs
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Although the word cashmere is sometimes incorrectly applied to extremely soft wools, only the product of the cashmere goat is true cashmere.
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Raising the bar on fabric research, Moorer paired technical wools or cotton chenille with silk, and introduced the rare and naturally soft yak fiber to the outerwear range.
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What was left of other buildings were buried under piles of their own debris.
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Idling trucks, sandbag piles and large metal trailers stationed around a massive cold storage facility that burned for days in Boyle Heights signaled that the work to clean up millions of pounds of spoiled food and burned debris had begun Friday morning.
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These passages are called portages, a term derived from English and French trappers who, alongside Indigenous nations like the Ojibwe and the Dakota, collected pelts for the lucrative fur trade from the late 17th century to the early 19th.
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The beautiful array of their divergent sizes and pelts coalesced as oils on canvas and rendered their exploits almost dreamlike.
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Cook County animal control also reminded pet owners that animals with short coats, or with white or tan fur, are more susceptible to sunburbn, especially on their noses.
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While expecting her son Patrick Bouvier in 1963, Kennedy wore ladylike looks like double-breasted maternity coats and shift dresses.
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Early metabolic changes or another health issue could make people more likely to take longer naps before MASLD is diagnosed, Gu agrees.
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Its Body Battery monitor tracks naps, sleep, and stress to identify peak performance windows.
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Performance factors purposefully into the mix using soft, durable outdoor marine fabrics from Loro Piana, luxurious marine-grade leathers from Moore & Giles, sculptural plumbing fixtures from Dornbracht, and architectural hardware from Joseph Giles.
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The breadth of accessories increases season after season, with summer loafers and sneakers crafted from fine leathers, such as deerskin, and leather and canvas bags.
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Imaging data confirmed that hairs per square centimeter increased by more than 13% from baseline.
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The use of these suction cleaners ensures that none of the 700,000 or so toxic micro-hairs found on each caterpillar escape.
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According to Nimela, leaving the porch light on will require more frequent wipe-downs, cleanings, and bulb changes.
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Pace’s pass-rush potential keeps him in the fold, but Flores prefers not to play him on passing downs.
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“Furs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furs. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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