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Recent Examples of otters
After a long day, the otter rests in bed with his owner, Hadsell.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Swift herself broke back in to say that Kelce doesn’t want to take an otter out of the wild, as in taking a pup from its mother.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
The podcast conversation was not limited to music, however, the couple (and his brother) covered a range of topics, everything from Swift's newfound love of football, an obsession for baking sourdough loaves, watching otter videos, her parents' health and the start of the superstars' relationship.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
The feces revealed that crabs and finfish were the staples of otter diets, making up 93 percent of all prey items based on the DNA analysis.
—Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Yeah, Kelce likes otter videos.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Having children can be such a basically animal experience that to read about it as performed by otter, whale, or even bird all seems relevant.
—Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
An otter captured in a box also plays a key role in the film.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Swift herself broke back in to say that Kelce doesn’t want to take an otter out of the wild, as in taking a pup from its mother.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
The podcast conversation was not limited to music, however, the couple (and his brother) covered a range of topics, everything from Swift's newfound love of football, an obsession for baking sourdough loaves, watching otter videos, her parents' health and the start of the superstars' relationship.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
The feces revealed that crabs and finfish were the staples of otter diets, making up 93 percent of all prey items based on the DNA analysis.
—Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Yeah, Kelce likes otter videos.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Having children can be such a basically animal experience that to read about it as performed by otter, whale, or even bird all seems relevant.
—Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
An otter captured in a box also plays a key role in the film.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for otters
Noun
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In fact, the seals landed in the same statistical range as nursery rhymes, where repetition and predictability help a message carry and be remembered.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Still, Drury said, make sure to drive it in the rain, too, before buying it to see whether there are any leaky seals or foggy headlights or taillights.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ksenia, whom Baranov meets at a hedonistic party in the early 1990s as counterculturals rage amid the dawn of a new, post-USSR Russian era, is indicated as a grifting wild thing, the type who always has a mysterious male benefactor to keep her in minks.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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On the smaller side, species like the river otter and mink can be found feasting on fish by the water’s edge, while lucky visitors may catch a glimpse of a wolverine roaming the tundra—and these are far from the only predators that call Katmai home.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While intentionally bred to be independent hunters of badgers, dachshunds can be brave, yet rash and stubborn.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Those who are lucky may notice foxes, badgers, otters or deer along the route.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Its voraciousness has threatened native populations of minks, muskrats, and river otters.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Combs and her colleagues ultimately called the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, which took the baby raccoon to a local veterinarian.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The cake has three candles, but the raccoon seems afraid of the flame, so a human helps blow them out for him; then the raccoon starts eating the cake with his tiny hands.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Surprisingly, local fishers described the species as an occasional bycatch when targeting fish part of the Sciaenidae family to the authors of a new study highlighting this find, led by Jack Sagumai of WWF Pacific.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Through radio and snow tracking, biologists later found that the fishers that were released in northwestern Connecticut had high survival rates and successfully reproduced.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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During the voyage, travelers can spend time spotting wildlife like Arctic foxes, whales, polar bears, and more, and explore the harsh landscape by zodiac boat, kayaking, and snowshoeing.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Those who are lucky may notice foxes, badgers, otters or deer along the route.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Emails multiplying like rabbits.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Some places also have rabbits, reptiles and other animals looking for home.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Otters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otters. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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