Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sables
Noun
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Ksenia, whom Baranov meets at a hedonistic party in the early 1990s as counterculturals rage amid the dawn of a new, post-USSR Russian era, is indicated as a grifting wild thing, the type who always has a mysterious male benefactor to keep her in minks.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025 -
On the smaller side, species like the river otter and mink can be found feasting on fish by the water’s edge, while lucky visitors may catch a glimpse of a wolverine roaming the tundra—and these are far from the only predators that call Katmai home.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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In fact, the seals landed in the same statistical range as nursery rhymes, where repetition and predictability help a message carry and be remembered.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Still, Drury said, make sure to drive it in the rain, too, before buying it to see whether there are any leaky seals or foggy headlights or taillights.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After a long day, the otter rests in bed with his owner, Hadsell.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Aug. 2025
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Swift herself broke back in to say that Kelce doesn’t want to take an otter out of the wild, as in taking a pup from its mother.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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The otter’s work in the wild presents unique dangers, most notably from alligators that aren’t present in Splash’s training pools.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Aug. 2025
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Swift herself broke back in to say that Kelce doesn’t want to take an otter out of the wild, as in taking a pup from its mother.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Levi studies the endangered Humboldt marten, a small carnivore that lives on the Northern California and Southern Oregon coast.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Emails multiplying like rabbits.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Some places also have rabbits, reptiles and other animals looking for home.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 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
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For supreme comfort while riding, choose cycling jerseys, bibs, and shorts from Mission Workshop—you’ll love the soft feel, extra pockets, and protective chamois.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Keep your eyes peeled—and binoculars handy—for goat-like chamois, bearded vultures, and beavers against the stunning backdrop of Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, and the steep Justistal Valley below.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
18 July 2025
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“Sables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sables. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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