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Recent Examples of rabbit
Many animals, like deer, rabbits and bears, actually enjoy eating poison ivy, oak and sumac.
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New York Times, 16 May 2026
Growing clover in your yard can distract deer and rabbits from nibbling on other garden plants.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
No, there would be no pulling another rabbit out of a hat, no pulling another win from their backsides, no comeback this time.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
The most common animal pests in garden settings are rabbits and deer.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
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New York Times, 16 May 2026
Growing clover in your yard can distract deer and rabbits from nibbling on other garden plants.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
No, there would be no pulling another rabbit out of a hat, no pulling another win from their backsides, no comeback this time.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
The most common animal pests in garden settings are rabbits and deer.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit
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Search ahead, especially before entering expensive corridors, remote areas or tourist towns where fuel prices fatten up like raccoons behind a diner.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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In addition to bats, skunks and raccoons, as well as some other mammals, may become infected with rabies.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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See where the beaver is going nextNeed a news break?—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Video of the incident shows the boy trying to scramble up the bank to safety as the beaver chases him before biting him on the thigh.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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That li'l fella wasn't doing fox-kind's reputation any good.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Rihanna wore tiger-print Alaïa d’Orsay pumps twice in New York in January, first with denim-on-denim and then with a matching coat, while Angel Reese went bolder that month in blue leopard-print Jennifer Le thigh-high boots with fox-fur trim.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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The tension is thicker than mink.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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His white mink coat had a tail as long as the entrance ramp.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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And from there, titters occasionally came out as the unleashed host moved on to one of the highest forms of comedy, muskrat humor.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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But past royal visits to Washington have sometimes gone awry − from amorous muskrats to a talking hat.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Other small mammals like ferrets, degus, sugar gliders, chinchillas, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, rats and mice are all allowed as pets.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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What's more, the European Commission is planning to announce a decision on banning the holding and killing of mink, foxes, raccoon, dogs and chinchilla, and marketing of fur products from those animals, according to its website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Our room was papered with a charming House of Hackney print featuring a sloth smoking a hookah, a badger sipping a tropical cocktail, and an otter fanning itself.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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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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An otter popped up out of one hole, followed quickly by another otter out of the other.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
16 May 2026
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Sea otter surrogacy programs are designed to mimic what happens in the wild, where pups rely heavily on their mothers to teach them how to survive.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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“Rabbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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