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also racoon
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Recent Examples of raccoon
Is the babysitter actually three raccoons in a trench coat?
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Caroline Carlson
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
The culverts are also providing safe conduct for other wildlife seen on cameras such as raccoons, bobcats and bears.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Marvel's more impressive big swing was getting audiences to fall in love with a talking raccoon, a tree and their motley crew of space misfits.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
But dogs on bear hunts may kill raccoons and foxes and disturb other wildlife, argued Adam Sugalski, executive director of One Protest and its Bear Defenders campaign.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025
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Caroline Carlson
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
The culverts are also providing safe conduct for other wildlife seen on cameras such as raccoons, bobcats and bears.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Marvel's more impressive big swing was getting audiences to fall in love with a talking raccoon, a tree and their motley crew of space misfits.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
But dogs on bear hunts may kill raccoons and foxes and disturb other wildlife, argued Adam Sugalski, executive director of One Protest and its Bear Defenders campaign.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raccoon
Noun
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In tests, the particles were delivered via a tube into the sinus cavities of rabbits who had sinus infections.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 June 2025
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Every now and then a rabbit, raccoon or rat scurried by.—
David Lei,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Conservationists have been working to rehabilitate beaver populations, and this sighting is a significant step in the aquatic rewilding of Portugal’s rivers.—
Real-Time news team,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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Half a mile from camp a fresh coyote track crossed the ice and went up the bank, following an old beaver slide.—
Ted Updike,
Outdoor Life,
22 May 2025
Noun
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One East Hartford man shoots 100 muskrats for some reason.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Painter and Jensen have seen beavers, muskrats, pond turtles, deer and black bears roaming the grounds.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Mar. 2025
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Artifacts inside the vessel, created by artist and sculptor Bill Mack, included a mink cap owned by the actor and a lock of her hair, all meant to be unearthed on August 5, 2062—the 100th anniversary of Monroe’s tragic death.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
21 May 2025
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The developer plans to turn six parcels of rural residential and agricultural land, now owned by a Utah mink farming company, into the residential and commercial development.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
17 May 2025
Noun
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The only thing left to do now is find another male otter to keep Ophelia company.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
12 June 2025
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Native to the state, otters are found throughout Florida except in the Keys, according to FWC.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Many purported sightings of mountain lions in Oklahoma turn out to be other animals, including bobcats, house cats, dogs, coyotes, foxes, deer and rabbits.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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People and domestic animals should always avoid physical contact with wild animals such as raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats, coyotes, which carry a higher risk of human exposure and a need for rabies post-exposure treatment.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Visitors can also look for antelope, mule deer, and badgers; harder to spot are coyotes.—
Carrie Dennis,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2025
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The camera traps also picked up images of 17 other mammal species, ranging from caracal cats and porcupines to honey badgers and bushpigs, the family said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Inside the big canvas structure, visitors find giant hares — that’s a rabbit — lizards, bantam chickens, chinchillas and hedgehogs, many of which are being seen for the first time by curious children.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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Other unusual animals that can be legally owned in the state include ferrets and chinchillas, llamas, alpacas, giraffes, bison, antelopes and marsupials like kangaroos.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 June 2025
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“Raccoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raccoon. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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