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Recent Examples of raccoon
In Virginia, 352 animals tested positive for rabies in 2024, with raccoons making up the largest part of the figure—with 148 testing positive for rabies, state Department of Health data shows.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Skunks and raccoons will dig up each grub individually, leaving a small hole that healthy grass can refill quickly.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
The cat gave these wild visitors a wide berth, especially the raccoons.
—Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2025
Honestly, video doorbells earn their keep just by catching package drops and raccoons with attitude.
—PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Skunks and raccoons will dig up each grub individually, leaving a small hole that healthy grass can refill quickly.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
The cat gave these wild visitors a wide berth, especially the raccoons.
—Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2025
Honestly, video doorbells earn their keep just by catching package drops and raccoons with attitude.
—PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raccoon
Noun
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There’s a haunted corn maze, marigold fields, bounceland, Jurassic Fright, a tractor ride and sheep, goats and rabbits.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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The farm is home to goats, Holstein cows, potbellied and kune kune pigs, donkeys, sheep, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, guinea fowl, guinea pigs, geese, chickens, a Shetland pony, and a Shire horse.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The beaver moon will be just 221,817 miles from Earth, the closest full moon of the year.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Hummingbirds have long beaks for sucking nectar from flowers, polar bears have thick skin and fur to keep them warm from the Arctic tundra and beavers have big, wide tails to propel them through the water.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
1 Oct. 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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The farmer, his son and grandson were still collecting mink, with more than a dozen live traps deployed and checked routinely, Hobbs said.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The sweater is constructed using mink wool and doesn’t showcase any visible seams.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the first months, several truckloads of household and construction debris were removed; 11 fish species were introduced to the lake; and rare birds and animals—including the Eurasian otter, badger, black stork, merlin, and eagle owl—returned to the area.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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This past month, Swifties helped raise $2 million for the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s otter conservation efforts after Swift sported one of the organization’s vintage T-shirts.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One New York Times story from 1937 described the popular costumes as paper-based — King Winter and ghosts for adults; ducks, squirrels, and foxes for kids.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
24 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, local wildlife such as coyotes, foxes, dog and alligators often prey on cats.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Originally bred in Germany to hunt badgers, these small canines are energetic, bold and stubborn.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 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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In another video on Kingston's account, Chelsea shared seven facts about the Persian chinchilla breed.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Prime Video released the final season trailer for its sci-fi dramedy Tuesday, and while things still remain up in the air for Nate in Lakeview, fear not — a life-coach chinchilla is here to save the day!—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Raccoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raccoon. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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