as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a litter of magazines covered the bedroom floor
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Recent Examples of litters
Big Think,
8 May 2026
Supporters argue the policy would help address the root of the problem by preventing unwanted litters and reducing the number of animals that end up back on the streets.
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Nina Burns,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
Or, worse, how do dogs and pigs do it, with their litters, all those tiny mouths begging—is that what’s become of me?
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Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Animal advocates have long pushed the city to legalize TNR, saying the practice reduces unwarranted litters, euthanasia and shelter intake while improving the health of feral cats.
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Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
That means Buttercup and Goomba now have four pups between their two litters.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
The father of both litters is Goomba, the resident male capybara at the zoo.
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Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
Gestation takes three weeks with five to 10 litters per year averaging 3 to 5 young.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
Frequently Asked Questions How long do groundhogs live and how big are their litters?
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
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The result is that the females—suddenly surrounded by, say, five litters of newborn pups—have no idea whose kids are whose.
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Big Think,
8 May 2026
Supporters argue the policy would help address the root of the problem by preventing unwanted litters and reducing the number of animals that end up back on the streets.
—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
Or, worse, how do dogs and pigs do it, with their litters, all those tiny mouths begging—is that what’s become of me?
—
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Animal advocates have long pushed the city to legalize TNR, saying the practice reduces unwarranted litters, euthanasia and shelter intake while improving the health of feral cats.
—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
That means Buttercup and Goomba now have four pups between their two litters.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
The father of both litters is Goomba, the resident male capybara at the zoo.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
Gestation takes three weeks with five to 10 litters per year averaging 3 to 5 young.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
Frequently Asked Questions How long do groundhogs live and how big are their litters?
—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for litters
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The wines nod to both Rhône and Bordeaux varieties grown across three estate vineyards in the Rocks District and Yakima Valley, with room for quirks such as Picpoul and the Portuguese Tinta Cão that grow almost nowhere else in the country.
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The bakery will offer more than 150 varieties of breads, pastries and desserts.
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For children ages four and up, there’s the Adventure Zone kids club with indoor slides and arts and crafts, while fish feeding and guided nature walks happen at the Eco Centre.
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Comeback kids these 2026 Boston Red Sox are not.
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Where assortments were once strongly driven by trends, today the starting point is the customer.
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The assortments give shoppers a chance to try several scent profiles without committing to one full-size luxury bottle.
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While Martin Scorsese called it one of the scariest movies of all time, The Uninvited kindles a wonderful romance between Rick and Stella.
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The star of Big Little Lies confessed her new film, Caught Stealing, kindles a powerful yearning for some aspects of the era.
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Lowlights included uninspiring medleys.
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For the elder millennials, the bittersweet spot was the medleys of older Kanye cuts released from 2004 to 2016 (think The College Dropout to The Life of Pablo).
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New designs are layered on top of old, creating accidental collages between eras.
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Hockney’s paintings and drawings, as well as his later photo collages and digital works, invariably had a playful, exploratory, interrogative relationship with perspective, light, scale, framing, rendering—the basic components of picture-making.
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
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“Litters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litters. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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