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Recent Examples of mink
Kansas City’s Line Creek Forest is where various species of birds, squirrels, deer, minks, fish and turtles call home.
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
My grandmother treasures a mink coat her father bought her more than 60 years ago.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
The adjacent chamber is in glittering gold tiles and features designs that are themselves mosaics of jewels, silks, sequins and even mink.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Coats of mink, lynx, wolf, sable and ocelot covered the walls of his store, a branch of fashion house Pajaro, one of several high-end fur boutiques in town.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
My grandmother treasures a mink coat her father bought her more than 60 years ago.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
The adjacent chamber is in glittering gold tiles and features designs that are themselves mosaics of jewels, silks, sequins and even mink.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Coats of mink, lynx, wolf, sable and ocelot covered the walls of his store, a branch of fashion house Pajaro, one of several high-end fur boutiques in town.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mink
Noun
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Read more on how the British beavers are helping to combat flooding.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
21 May 2026
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See where the beaver is going nextNeed a news break?—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Noun
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And from there, titters occasionally came out as the unleashed host moved on to one of the highest forms of comedy, muskrat humor.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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But past royal visits to Washington have sometimes gone awry − from amorous muskrats to a talking hat.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Beef cheeks and tongues, Frenched racks of lamb, glistening hams, poulet de Bresse, and rabbits still with their heads, round eyes blinkless under long lashes frozen in the ice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The program has expanded to include guinea pigs, chickens, doves, goats, turtles and rabbits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
Noun
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An otter popped up out of one hole, followed quickly by another otter out of the other.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
16 May 2026
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Sea otter surrogacy programs are designed to mimic what happens in the wild, where pups rely heavily on their mothers to teach them how to survive.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Wolverines are beagle-sized carnivores related to weasels, ermines, badgers, martens, otters, and black footed ferrets, all of which are native to this state.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Other small mammals like ferrets, degus, sugar gliders, chinchillas, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, rats and mice are all allowed as pets.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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What's more, the European Commission is planning to announce a decision on banning the holding and killing of mink, foxes, raccoon, dogs and chinchilla, and marketing of fur products from those animals, according to its website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Animals commonly associated with rabies include skunks, foxes, coyotes and raccoons.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Fleas are carried constantly into your yard by wildlife that passes through, such as skunks, raccoons, opossums, mice, and deer, says Benson.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Honey Badgers’ Bodies Are Built Like Armor Honey badgers are also physically difficult animals to injure in the first place.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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This bosque can support more than 250 species, from Costa’s hummingbirds to badgers and jackrabbits.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2026
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“Mink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mink. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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