mink

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Recent Examples of mink Her father, Young Commodore Collins, and her mother, Clyde (Richardson) Collins, separated when Cora Sue was 3 (after her mother discovered that her father had given his secretary a mink coat for Christmas) and later divorced. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 4 May 2025 Naturally, our talks often ventured from mink sets to turkey lore. Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025 Fendi nodded to the house’s fur heritage with a variety of styles made of shearling, and a couple of actual mink designs. Joelle Diderich, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025 Adding social services, mental health services and job training would go a long way toward helping far more people than banning mink coats. Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mink
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Noun
  • The sequel rounds out its cast with returning stars Idris Elba as Chief Bogo and Shakira as pop star Gazelle, as well as franchise newcomers Quan, Brunson, and Fortune Feimster as Nibbles the beaver.
    Emlyn Travis Updated, EW.com, 30 July 2025
  • The newfound kits are the offspring of these beavers.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Take a seat for a round-the-clock show: the ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbits, waterfowl and occasional muskrats that wander about, lured by the lake.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • One East Hartford man shoots 100 muskrats for some reason.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • Marsh rabbits, cottontail rabbits and foxes have effectively disappeared, a 2015 study found.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Liam Houck, 15, and his family are showing most of their four rabbits, 20 sheep and 15 dairy goats at this year’s Ramona Junior Fair.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, various primate species, including up to 10 spider monkeys, will be able to travel above the otters and into their own enclosure, Zoo Director Ethan Fisher said.
    Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
  • The Mosaic Exhibit Hall features rotating sea life exhibits, while the Wetlands Trail provides an immersive journey through Florida’s ecosystems, which include a mangrove forest, cypress swamp and freshwater swamp, home to alligators, otters, turtles and a free-flight aviary.
    Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, marten populations shot up and the researchers began to see their scat in new areas.
    Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
  • This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Meet Yin, Yang, Eddie, and Charley, chinchillas ready for adoption.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Over the next several minutes the child began to warm to the gray rodent and before long, the chinchilla was riding atop Ace’s cowboy hat.
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • The animals included 12 bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
  • While bears are easily the biggest fear in some parks, a pack of hungry racoons or an inquisitive skunk aren’t to be messed with either.
    Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • This encourages chipmunks, as well as other wildlife, such as raccoons, opossums, and skunks to visit, says Owen.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wildlife in his yard: baby raccoons, owl, deer Ewart lives off Park Road in south Charlotte, bordering Little Sugar Creek Greenway.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 Aug. 2025

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“Mink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mink. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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