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Recent Examples of mink
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.
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Karrueche Tran paid homage to the late Valentino Garavani, wearing a pair of the designer’s pink mink fur sandals.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
Think floor-length minks sourced on eBay for a steal, paired with sleek, sculpting ski suits, or cozy cashmere layers.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 8 Jan. 2026
Exuding timeless glamour, this faux mink coat from Quince is at a relatively reasonable price of $130.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Karrueche Tran paid homage to the late Valentino Garavani, wearing a pair of the designer’s pink mink fur sandals.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
Think floor-length minks sourced on eBay for a steal, paired with sleek, sculpting ski suits, or cozy cashmere layers.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 8 Jan. 2026
Exuding timeless glamour, this faux mink coat from Quince is at a relatively reasonable price of $130.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mink
Noun
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This is small, beaver-dam-laden water with a sandy composition, and a few years ago, Kozminski caught a glimpse of something irregular sticking out of the sand.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some people aren't feeling the beaver after Buc-ee’s rolled out a new policy asking customers to pay at the pump.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Since 2005, Lake Katherine has been a refuge for migrating birds, beavers, muskrats, bald eagles, ospreys, turtles, and more.—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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That includes foxes, minks, muskrats, otters, least weasels and bobcats.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors said the pet rabbit died from blunt force trauma to the chest, abdomen and face.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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For her two Boerboels, their diet includes rotating proteins like turkey, duck, venison and rabbit along with organ meats and supplements.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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Park staff are checking camera traps, wading out into the park's swampy wilderness and encouraging visitors to share any otter sightings.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
11 Feb. 2026
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The little animals that will come to be emblematic of the 2026 Games are stoats, extremely cute critters that in real life are related to the weasel and the otter.—
Mark Scaglione,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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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
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As for that friendly neighborhood chinchilla?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
22 Dec. 2025
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The raccoon was too injured to walk, Ruth said.—
Julian Camejo,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Although the species classified in this order are basically meat eaters, a substantial number of them, especially among bears and members of the raccoon family, also feed extensively on vegetation and are thus actually omnivorous.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The land abutting the Pinto Mountains Wilderness is also home to badgers, bighorn sheep and Mojave fringe-toed lizards.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Robin Hood was portrayed as a fox, Little John was depicted as a bear, Friar Tuck as a badger, Prince John as a lion, the sheriff of Nottingham as a wolf and Maid Marian as a vixen.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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