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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.
—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
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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.
—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
Noun
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Tree peonies, fern peonies, and woodland peonies bloom first; hybrid varieties, like true reds and corals, bloom mid-season; and other peonies bloom in the latter half of spring.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
4 June 2026
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Endless varieties of insect larvae also make astonishingly effective baits, but few fishermen — except ice-fishermen who buy mealworms and waxworms in bait shops — even use them.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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According to Brousseau, retailers are increasingly looking to pair contemporary fine jewelry with vintage and estate offerings in order to create more differentiated assortments.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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The company curates snack and pantry assortments for properties including the Fifth Avenue Hotel and the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, as well as corporate clients like OpenAI's New York office.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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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).—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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This 27-track collection features updated mixes of iconic live performances alongside new remixes and medleys of classic Elvis recordings.—
Bob Mehr,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Comeback kids these 2026 Boston Red Sox are not.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2026
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Young Michael may have seemed strange, or just plain different, to kids his own age, but what about the adult Michael, whose professional life took him outside the family orbit and into offices, studios, and night clubs?—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Since the early 1960s, her drawings, watercolors, acrylics, and collages have run like scenic byways along the whooshing turnpike of contemporary art.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The exhibition’s denim collages — cacti, mountains, fences, car keys — frame AI as the latest version of an old American sales pitch.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Litters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litters. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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