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Recent Examples of poacher
In another photograph, a pangolin orphaned by poachers is comforted with a blanket at a rescue center in South Africa.
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Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
His ability to dribble to the end line and behind the defense to provide service into the box could complement Dejan Joveljic’s elite poacher tendencies.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026
Some of these attractions in the maze include a biohazard unit, a butcher shop, a poacher camp and a witch’s cauldron.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Madrid also seems to have unearthed a gem in Gonzalo Garcia, whom Herrera thinks can be Madrid’s penalty box poacher.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
His ability to dribble to the end line and behind the defense to provide service into the box could complement Dejan Joveljic’s elite poacher tendencies.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026
Some of these attractions in the maze include a biohazard unit, a butcher shop, a poacher camp and a witch’s cauldron.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Madrid also seems to have unearthed a gem in Gonzalo Garcia, whom Herrera thinks can be Madrid’s penalty box poacher.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poacher
Noun
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The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cook County Jail in Chicago, which houses nearly 5,000 detainees, has reported increasing cases of smugglers soaking paper with synthetic drugs and sending them into the jail through mail or visitors.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Of course, every good hunter has his faithful hunting dogs, and Orion’s best friends were his big dog, Canis Major, and his little dog, Canis Minor, which are Latin for big and little dog respectively.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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Kock maintains the presence of these smart hunters has chased the once dominant great whites further along the coast and insists that overall, the population of great whites in South African waters is stable.—
Michael H Gavshon,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 20-track LP serves as equal parts music and cinema in which Crockett weaves a tale of McLane as a cattle rustler on the run from the law who — eventually — gets his redemption.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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Siringo was appointed a New Mexico Ranger in 1916 and for two years saw active service against cattle rustlers.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The population was restored in Minnesota with the help of local falconers, the Midwest Peregrine Society and the agency's Nongame Wildlife Program, which supports the state's rare and vulnerable wildlife species.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Anything left to mention? Reserve a private falconry experience with resident falconer Joe Roy III or play a round of golf at The Links at Terranea, a nine-hole, par-three course designed by renowned designer Todd Eckenrode.—
Jennie Nunn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An unusual theft at a Pennsylvania Wawa has police going bananas for a pair of potassium bandits.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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Set against mountainous landscapes and rural lakes, the story follows a wandering swordsman who is falsely accused of stealing a shipment of gold and must unravel a web of intrigue involving bandits, palace guards and corrupt officials while attempting to clear his name.—
Lin Ying-Hsuan,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For the city’s growing community of urban birders — the kind who keep eBird checklists updated and binoculars within arm’s reach — this is the sort of milestone that doesn’t come around twice.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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Since last spring, on gray days, Staller has been prowling the perimeter of the Gateway tunnel site, by the West Side rail yards, with his giant telephoto lens, like a birder who has lost his way.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Fowlers have three children — including a son and daughter who are also Chapman alumni — 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, and divide their time between residences on the East and West Coasts.—
Orange County Register,
Orange County Register,
28 Mar. 2017
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Our Navy, its creation was actually to free international waters from the Barbary pirates.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
12 Apr. 2026
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This inland route, protected from sea storms and pirates, enabled travelers to journey safely up and down the coast as if on a modern interstate highway.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Poacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poacher. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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