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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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Willows are a critical food source and construction material for them; healthier willow stands support larger, more stable beaver populations.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Following his boozy performance, the raccoon has since become an internet sensation.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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Those include dogs, cats, foxes, raccoons and others.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Also impressive is the beautiful range of colors — eight in total, including winter white, lavender, sapphire blue, and soft mink.—
Jacquelyn McGilvray,
PEOPLE,
2 Dec. 2025
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Armadillo, mink, weasel and otter all hold varying degrees of risk associated with consumption.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Inspired by the loveable namesake bunny rabbit created by Dutch illustrator Dick Bruna, the show was previously announced as having been sold to Sky for the UK.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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Its scent deters pests such as rabbits and ants, while diluted sprays help control slugs and snails when applied periodically.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The five-minute hit followed Splash through his training and framed the otter as a potential solution for years-old cold cases.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
11 Nov. 2025
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This past month, Swifties helped raise $2 million for the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s otter conservation efforts after Swift sported one of the organization’s vintage T-shirts.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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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
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
Noun
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For many fishers in the region, hunting these fish down using compound bows and arrows have become a local sport — and the state of Maryland hopes that promoting bowfishing can help curb the growth of the population.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Every June, Oceans Month reminds us that the ocean connects us all — to see the connection between the creek behind a neighborhood and the deep Atlantic, between a crabber on the Chesapeake and a fisher in the South Pacific and between local action and planetary consequence.—
Serena C. McIlwain,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
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“Muskrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muskrat. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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