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Recent Examples of muskrat
That includes foxes, minks, muskrats, otters, least weasels and bobcats.
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Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
Now native Spartina grasses have returned, as have muskrats and threatened bird species.
—Kyra Morris, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
Its voraciousness has threatened native populations of minks, muskrats, and river otters.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
One East Hartford man shoots 100 muskrats for some reason.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
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Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
Now native Spartina grasses have returned, as have muskrats and threatened bird species.
—Kyra Morris, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
Its voraciousness has threatened native populations of minks, muskrats, and river otters.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
One East Hartford man shoots 100 muskrats for some reason.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muskrat
Noun
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Buc-ee's plans to open another store in Ohio, bringing its gas station, convenience store and smiling buck-toothed beaver mascot closer to the Pennsylvania stateline.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Read more on how the British beavers are helping to combat flooding.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
21 May 2026
Noun
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Officials say the raccoon attacked a dog near Biltmore Oaks Drive in the Bethlehem area on May 26.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Animals commonly associated with rabies include skunks, foxes, coyotes and raccoons.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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The tension is thicker than mink.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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His white mink coat had a tail as long as the entrance ramp.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Madonna hunts pheasant in the English countryside, Thomas Edison electrocutes an elephant, Harry Harlow conducts callous experiments on monkeys, and Jimmy Carter fends off a swamp rabbit attack.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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According to Larimer County Department of Health and Environment, the bacteria was identified in a dead rabbit.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
9 June 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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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
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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Inspired by Portugal’s traditional and contemporary flavors, Baleia also pays respect to the country’s seamen—generations of fishers, sailors and whalers—who traveled the globe and returned with culinary influence, especially from North Africa, China and the Caribbean.—
Jillian Dara,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Popular Venice seafood spot Dudley Market and its fishers face more than $100,000 in fines after a years-long state probe, and some lost their commercial fishing licenses.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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“Muskrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muskrat. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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