sables

plural of sable

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Noun
  • The tension is thicker than mink.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • His white mink coat had a tail as long as the entrance ramp.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The project will replace seals, low side bushings, protective devices and conservator bladders in the transformers.
    D. Hunter Reardon, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • In 2020, researchers began receiving reports by citizen scientists of grey seals being preyed on by sharks.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Here's what to know about Splash the otter.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 June 2026
  • An otter popped up out of one hole, followed quickly by another otter out of the other.
    Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Wolverines are beagle-sized carnivores related to weasels, ermines, badgers, martens, otters, and black footed ferrets, all of which are native to this state.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Beef cheeks and tongues, Frenched racks of lamb, glistening hams, poulet de Bresse, and rabbits still with their heads, round eyes blinkless under long lashes frozen in the ice.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • The program has expanded to include guinea pigs, chickens, doves, goats, turtles and rabbits.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • In fact, one quite successful muskie artificial lure is fashioned of fur in the shape of a small muskrat, and has a black soft-plastic tail.
    Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Takins are from the goat-antelope, or Caprinae, subfamily — which also includes sheep, goats, musk oxen, and chamois.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The hotel is surrounded by extensive black pine forests and wildlife sightings like Eurasian brown bears, wolves, and Balkan chamois are all possible.
    Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The beautiful array of their divergent sizes and pelts coalesced as oils on canvas and rendered their exploits almost dreamlike.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • The PlayLab staff will host a story time featuring books inspired by bison, along with a coloring craft event and a touch-and-feel experience with bison pelts.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Sables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sables. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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