litters 1 of 2

plural of litter

litters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of litter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of litters
Noun
Ruffed lemurs typically birth multi-infant litters, unlike other primate species. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 July 2026 Hoss and Howie are two oxen who live at the farm, and a pig cam lets the public keep tabs on new litters of piglets even when the fair isn’t running. Heather McRea, Oc Register, 25 July 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for litters
Noun
  • The purple coneflower is one of the most popular, but all varieties are drought-tolerant and thrive in full sun and hot weather.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This perennial flower includes many different varieties, with new ones being introduced every year.
    Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Running under the surface of the film is the anxiety that kids his age are lucky to secure any job, even one as low-paying and exploitative as Erika’s studio assistant.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Idaho law mandates that kids age 14 or younger wear a life jacket on the water, according to the city.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Colored denim has become an important complement to core denim assortments, and brands and consumers are gravitating toward effortless soft and sun-washed tones.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • Instead of standardized catalogs and static strategies, companies can optimize assortments locally, adjust pricing dynamically and align offerings with real-time demand.
    Anan Bishara, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Lowlights included uninspiring medleys.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Frequently incorporating African American women as her subjects, her paintings and collages center around race, femininity, and memory.
    News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
  • Atkinson similarly makes collages, carefully weaving each phrase into the next to create unsettled atmospheres.
    Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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