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Recent Examples of rascally In 1950, scientists deployed a virus called Myxoma to destroy the rascally rabbits. Bethany Brookshire, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022 The Los Angeles Rams, starring as the rascally rabbit, defeated the slow-and-deliberate Cincinnati Bengals in a fascinating case study between completely opposite approaches to team-building. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2022 Esty’s flight from Brooklyn has the feel of a thriller, complete with a cat-and-mouse chase as Yanky and his rascally cousin Moishe fly to Germany in pursuit. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2020 Mitch and Haylie Ferguson said the rascally rodent had somehow gotten into the fireplace, then proceeded to go on a 10-minute rampage running around the living room, news agency SWNS reports. Fox News, 19 Dec. 2019 Oldest sib Creighton, 32, thought back to the family’s former home, the Cleveland suburb of Rocky River, and the cops who’d bug him and his rascally brothers around town. Sean Gregory/bongpyeong, Time, 11 Feb. 2018 The event, which is already sold-out in the elegant waterfront Clipper Room at Hammond Marina, will include topics from the history of farming to today's gardening and wrangling with rascally rabbit populations. Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rascally
Adjective
  • Dunk’s mischievous sense of humour was highlighted by poking fun at critics of Hurzeler while attending a Premier League darts event in Brighton in March.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • His voice babbles away throughout the record and his mischievous personality shines.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Dodgers starter Dustin May was good, dotting the corners of the strike zone with his wicked sinker-sweeper combination en route to a 6 ⅔-inning, two-run, five-strikeout outing — his longest since returning from a second career elbow surgery this year.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
  • Enter Halvorsen, who struck out the dangerous Torkelson, walked McKinstry to load the bases, and then struck out Dillon Dingler with a wicked 2-2 slider.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 May 2025

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“Rascally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rascally. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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