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Recent Examples of poacher
Some of these attractions in the maze include a biohazard unit, a butcher shop, a poacher camp and a witch’s cauldron.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Though Mexico is considered the most cactus-diverse region on Earth, with approximately 850 species of the spiny succulents, Arizona’s native, endangered cactus are also vulnerable to poachers hoping to satisfy international collectors and local landscapers.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
That inconsequential punishment provides little deterrence for either serial or opportunistic poachers.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 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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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Though Mexico is considered the most cactus-diverse region on Earth, with approximately 850 species of the spiny succulents, Arizona’s native, endangered cactus are also vulnerable to poachers hoping to satisfy international collectors and local landscapers.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
That inconsequential punishment provides little deterrence for either serial or opportunistic poachers.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 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
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So can those who set prices; deal with Mexican cartel suppliers; launder money; establish drug houses; and pay smugglers, intermediaries and others.—
Kevin Krause,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Yes, arrest the murderers, drug lords and gang members, thieves and smugglers.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The big animals were still swimming as night fell and the hunters returned home.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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These toxins are sourced from the gifbol — a plant that local hunters continue to use today for its potent lethal properties.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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Now comes Bryan Burrough’s new book, The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild, to end the scrubbing of Hardin’s life of crime, along with those of many other murdering cattle rustlers, cheating saloon gamblers, and quick-draw vigilantes.—
Clifford Krauss,
Air Mail,
7 June 2025
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For reasons that might surprise you, Claire Foy won’t be putting a falconer’s glove back on any time soon.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Nov. 2025
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Puryear has skills as a woodworker, a printmaker, a draftsman, and even as a falconer, but his greatest gift as an artist is his ability to keep all these things in play at once.—
Susan Tallman,
New Yorker,
23 Oct. 2025
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There can be no doubt that in tax terms, America’s wealthiest families make out like bandits.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The robbery lasted less than seven minutes, as the bandits used a truck with an extendable ladder to cut through a window on a second-floor balcony, according to police.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Hook up with Mass Audubon at any of its many activities because nothing says mindfulness like becoming a birder.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
13 Dec. 2025
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Among them was Sean Clark, a birder and photography enthusiast.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Nov. 2025
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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These oil fields basically are pirate operations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Notorious pirate Jean Lafitte frequented neighboring Grand Terre Island in the early 1800s.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Poacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poacher. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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