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Recent Examples of Persian lamb
Like the spicy wild fish, a fish tartare with spring onions, celery, cilantro, cashews, and lime vinaigrette, that is tangy and fresh, or the equally flavorful Persian lamb cigars, crunchy savory pastries filled with ground lamb and spicy merguez sausage.
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Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 1 June 2022
Marlene was lovely that evening, after a few brandy-and-Babychams, in her pearl earrings and the precious Persian lamb.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 1 June 2022
Marlene was lovely that evening, after a few brandy-and-Babychams, in her pearl earrings and the precious Persian lamb.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Persian lamb
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As with brassicas, many pests target strawberries, but garlic’s aroma can keep rabbits, aphids, snails, and slugs at bay.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
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And so, under the cover of night, the two carnivores have been constantly at odds, racing for the right to hunt rabbits and squirrels, and for the space to dig a den to rear their young.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ginger the beaver made a dam good leading lady.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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In March 2023, the Beaver Trust revealed in a press release that the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) took in Fig the beaver after someone found the animal with a gunshot wound on his face in the Perthshire area in January 2023.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The city employees knocking on doors will be wearing high-visibility safety vests, Ann Arbor city seals, and official city credentials.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The effort to replace the old flag and state seal was spearheaded by DFL lawmakers, who then controlled both chambers of the Legislature and the executive branch.—
Matthew Stolle,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
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In other words, as my grandmother (yes, her again) might have said, the lady really knew how to drag her mink.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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That’s in part because the hat is made from a blend of 5% mink fur and 95% beaver fur, the latter of which is coveted for its natural ability to repel water, said company vice president and general manager Mark Dunlap.—
Maliya Ellis,
Houston Chronicle,
18 Mar. 2026
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In Toronto, the raccoons are in a race to outwit humans as urban wildlife managers try to design animal-proof trash bins.—
Daniel T. Blumstein,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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If given the opportunity, squirrel and raccoon mothers will take their babies back—but these marsupial mothers are less forgiving.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
8 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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But in the small starfish genus observed by Ricketts, an individual’s excision of his or her longest arm happens so slowly that an otter, turtle, or cannibal would probably vanquish anyway.—
Mandy-Suzanne Wong,
Longreads,
5 Feb. 2026
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Seaweed farming could open up an additional income source that makes use of fishers’ existing gear and expertise.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Fresno Forestry Sciences Laboratory, for example, focused its research ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada mountains, looking at strategies to help sustain species like the California spotted owls, fishers and yellow-legged frogs.—
Kate Talerico,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Persian lamb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Persian%20lamb. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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