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
The green version, limited to 78 pieces and sold by Louis Erard, uses a polished 42mm stainless steel case and is paired with a black toad leather strap.
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Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
But others, like the black-footed ferret, Houston toad and the red wolf, for example, remain endangered — even after almost 60 years of federal attention.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
Installing birdhouses near your lilies and keeping the garden as organic as possible can invite beetle predators, such as birds, toads, wasps, and ground beetles.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
At the same time, food sources like toads, frogs and other amphibians become more active in wet conditions, giving snakes more reason to move around.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
But others, like the black-footed ferret, Houston toad and the red wolf, for example, remain endangered — even after almost 60 years of federal attention.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
Installing birdhouses near your lilies and keeping the garden as organic as possible can invite beetle predators, such as birds, toads, wasps, and ground beetles.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
At the same time, food sources like toads, frogs and other amphibians become more active in wet conditions, giving snakes more reason to move around.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toad
Noun
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2023
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.—
Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Sep. 2023
Noun
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Carnival Midway’s cast of trapeze artists, aerialists, jugglers and clowns perform every hour on the half hour, starting at 1:30 p.m. (on weekends, the show kicks off at 11:30a.m.).—
Alex Schechter,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Aug. 2025
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Guests were surrounded by a surreal landscape of vanishing walls, floating furniture, and a creepy clown with a menacing smile.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Kaitlyn Santa Juana plays a college student who learns that her grandmother cheated Death decades ago, and now that jerk is coming to take out her whole family via various creatively gnarly, Rube Goldberg-esque kills.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Mid-performance, the prop jerks downward after slipping from its wire, causing a drop that nearly unseats her.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The center is permitted for all native wildlife, ranging from opossums, skunks, raccoons to songbirds, waterfowl, reptiles, and amphibians, Hamlin said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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The animals included 12 bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Made up of a series of hollow, interlocking keratin segments, the rattle is unique to the Crotalus genus; plenty of snakes shake their tails in warning, but only rattlesnakes rattle while doing so.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Aug. 2025
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Forget about repellants, sonic devices, or snake fencing.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In one study, coriander seed extract was found to reduce oxidative stress in the brains of obese rats.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
5 Aug. 2025
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Black rats seem to be the only species of mammal resistant to the pythons.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Best trait: Fluid athleticism A talented joker tight end, Klare is a smooth athlete in the passing game, with a talent for creating space both before and after the catch.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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There, Mac takes on a role between Puck and Prospero, donning a joker’s cap to jokingly-and-not unsettle your expectations of how a play should end.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Once the reptile is out of the water, it is ushered out of the vicinity by the officer.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Scientists describe the mysterious reptile’s reappearance in a June 13 paper published in the journal PLOS ONE.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
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“Toad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toad. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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