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Recent Examples of mink
Think floor-length minks sourced on eBay for a steal, paired with sleek, sculpting ski suits, or cozy cashmere layers.
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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
Armadillo, mink, weasel and otter all hold varying degrees of risk associated with consumption.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning, fencing was cut and pens and nest boxes were destroyed to release the mink, which are raised for their pelts, Fur Commission USA said.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
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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
Armadillo, mink, weasel and otter all hold varying degrees of risk associated with consumption.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning, fencing was cut and pens and nest boxes were destroyed to release the mink, which are raised for their pelts, Fur Commission USA said.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mink
Noun
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In the kitchen, the murals shift to local wildlife, with illustrations of a beaver and an eagle the couple has named.—
Sean Santiago,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2026
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Saturday Night Live alum Bobby Moynihan voices King George, head beaver overseeing the glade.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That includes foxes, minks, muskrats, otters, least weasels and bobcats.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Oct. 2025
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Now native Spartina grasses have returned, as have muskrats and threatened bird species.—
Kyra Morris,
The Atlantic,
22 Aug. 2025
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Not being swayed by economic arguments and facts, the Tariff Man has pulled another rabbit out of his hat.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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This is mainly a lot of wrangling of children and the addition of a rabbit and some wooden swords.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 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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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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The coastal marten, also known as the Humboldt marten, is about the size of a ferret and lives in coastal forests.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 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
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As for that friendly neighborhood chinchilla?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Some mammal species are highly susceptible to HPAI, including domestic cats, skunks, foxes, raccoons, bobcats, mountain lions and black bears.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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It's spread by high-risk animals like raccoons, skunks, bats, foxes, coyotes and groundhogs as well as domestic animals like cats, dogs and ferrets.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Lundberg’s confidence reflects that of his players, who’ve been instilled with the vision of being honey badgers.—
John Wawrow,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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Her worries grow when a group of badgers takes over the Rabbit School and steals the Egg.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Mink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mink. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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