as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
that miserable toad is lucky to have even a single friend
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Recent Examples of toad
Hikers will look for evidence like burrows, nests and tracks of tarantulas, toads, scorpions, glowworms and other nighttime creatures.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, JoJo faces her own crisis when a wing-enhancement surgery goes catastrophically wrong, turning her from a raven into a toad.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
According to a 2025 report, Britain's common toad population has declined by 41% in the last 40 years, making conservation a high priority for local animal activists.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
One powerful example is the boreal toad, a species native to Colorado that has faced major population declines.
—Alex Lehnert, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, JoJo faces her own crisis when a wing-enhancement surgery goes catastrophically wrong, turning her from a raven into a toad.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
According to a 2025 report, Britain's common toad population has declined by 41% in the last 40 years, making conservation a high priority for local animal activists.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
One powerful example is the boreal toad, a species native to Colorado that has faced major population declines.
—Alex Lehnert, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toad
Noun
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With the myth of Medea as a burning thematic wire, and through the metaphor of bloody dog fights, the novel burns with the rage and despair of those who remain unseen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Stop being a female dog (in slow motion).—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Hints at the canonical Big Daddies of existential clown float through the air — Beckett would recognize this pair, and so would Jean Genet.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
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The comments section is filled with college football fans from all over the country calling the university's athletic department a bunch of clowns and hypocrites, but one Big 12 rival, the TCU Horned Frogs, put out a statement of their own in response to Tech's video.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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His profession is to be the screaming jerk on reality shows, and his house burns down.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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These measurements enabled scientists to identify sudden changes linked to the Pacific reversal and a geomagnetic disturbance known as the 2017 geomagnetic jerk.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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Rabies is most common in wild animals including skunks, raccoons, bats and foxes.—
Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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In the wild, skunks generally have a home range no larger than about 2 square miles.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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Before the development of effective antivenoms and modern critical care, bites from snakes with comparable venom profiles had much graver prognoses.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Each snake released was fitted with a microchip, which can be used to identify it in the future if it is encountered or recaptured.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Acetamiprid is a neonicotinoid, modeled after nicotine, which was used as rat poison and insecticide as far back as the 1600s.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Residents living near a home off West Lexington Street say the property has been a persistent problem for years, attracting rats, insects, and unauthorized visitors.—
Drew Aunkst,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Clooney might be known as the joker of the two.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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Like any public hearing, there were a few jokers who had some strange outbursts, but the majority of the over a dozen speakers weren’t satisfied with Gower’s presentation and used their times to ask questions of the owners as to what has taken so long with this project.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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Blake Wilkins, owner of Redline Iguana Removal, said South Florida saw a temporary decline in iguana populations during a February cold snap, when lower temperatures stunned or killed many reptiles.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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The Sagrada Familia fuses the universal language of nature — trees, birds, reptiles, cornucopias of fruit — with scenes from Christ's life.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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“Toad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toad. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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