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Recent Examples of howler
Expect to see monkeys (both howler and white-faced), koatis, and perhaps even a leopard.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
Camera footage showed one occasion when an adult howler came and tried to retrieve a baby, and capuchins scared it off.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 19 May 2025
Since howlers and capuchins have different diets, the researchers ruled out competition for food.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Instead, the capuchins toted around the baby howlers for days with few interactions — no play, minimal aggression and little interest.
—Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
Camera footage showed one occasion when an adult howler came and tried to retrieve a baby, and capuchins scared it off.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 19 May 2025
Since howlers and capuchins have different diets, the researchers ruled out competition for food.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Instead, the capuchins toted around the baby howlers for days with few interactions — no play, minimal aggression and little interest.
—Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for howler
Noun
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And then there were the screams.—
Latif Love
June 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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As the ball landed safely on the other side of the left field fence at Nationals Park on Monday, Dylan Crews clenched his fists and let out a scream.—
Danielle Allentuck,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
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For Meta, the problem started with what some industry experts called, in hindsight at least, a strategic blunder.—
Jonathan Vanian,Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
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The Spurs fared well in the closing minute, aside from Fox’s blunder, but the attrition from the Knicks offense spreading them out did them in well before then.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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Why are there riots in Scotland and Liverpool and Ireland?—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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There must have been such a riot of sound, with lions roaring at dawn, and elephants trumpeting at the moon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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In a recent Instagram post, the 56-year-old former TV journalist uploaded a montage of her past on-air flubs alongside a message about perseverance and living with dyslexia.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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An unusual insult in Grease came to be thanks to a flub on an actor's part.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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Mary is portrayed as a vicious brat whose entire bid for power rests on the fact that Edward’s adviser Seymour (Dominic Cooper) can’t get enough of ye olde S&M play, while Frances gets all her best intel from younger noblemen who pop boners at the sight of her.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 June 2024
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With suspiciously fortuitous timing, Andy is snapped up as Runway’s new features editor—a move that Irv Ravitz (Tibor Feldman), the Si Newhouse-esque head of Elias-Clarke, hopes will salvage what remains of the publication’s credibility in the wake of Miranda’s bungle.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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In addition to Robinhood’s Platinum card, there is Citi’s $695-per-year Strata Elite, whose debut last year was marred by an application-process bungle that saw the bank freeze thousands of accounts—but which has proved popular nonetheless.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The fallout of that inquiry—to which Joe and Angela gamely acquiesce—generates its share of laughs, though our amusement comes at a cost.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
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There are definitely laughs in Maddie’s Secret, but the point of the movie is almost to get beyond them, to the place where naive hokum could yield moments of inexplicable resonance.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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Add an unexpected houseguest, a big, awkward goof, who, to everyone’s surprise and dismay, doesn’t speak English.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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When in doubt, slip into one of these goof-proof shades.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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“Howler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/howler. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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