as in dogs
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 toads
Each parking lot has its own special symbol (besides the blue dolphin and the yellow toucan, there are red snappers, pink flamingos, green toads and white sea horses) and is planted with a different tree species.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Participants will be trained to learn the chirps and croaks of various local frog and toad species, then commit to going out to a particular piece of the watershed near their homes a couple of nights per month to listen for the frogs and toads and record their absence or presence.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 13 Feb. 2026
This will protect the toads and frogs from extreme heat and any predators.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
Race across the grass, check on our neighbor's cattle and catch toads at sunset.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Nearby is the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to critically endangered Amargosa toads and pupfish.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
Many are about toads, or other amphibians.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
For the new study, the scientists reviewed 257 specimens — some more than 100 years old — from five museum collections in Europe, examining toads’ physical traits and extracting genetic data.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
When the time comes, the females deliver live, miniature toads instead of laying eggs in water.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Participants will be trained to learn the chirps and croaks of various local frog and toad species, then commit to going out to a particular piece of the watershed near their homes a couple of nights per month to listen for the frogs and toads and record their absence or presence.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 13 Feb. 2026
This will protect the toads and frogs from extreme heat and any predators.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
Race across the grass, check on our neighbor's cattle and catch toads at sunset.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Nearby is the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to critically endangered Amargosa toads and pupfish.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
Many are about toads, or other amphibians.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
For the new study, the scientists reviewed 257 specimens — some more than 100 years old — from five museum collections in Europe, examining toads’ physical traits and extracting genetic data.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
When the time comes, the females deliver live, miniature toads instead of laying eggs in water.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toads
Noun
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And also, dogs would be used to flush out deer hiding in bushes or in steep terrain, to expose them to waiting sharpshooters.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Coyotes will attack small dogs, though attacks on medium and large dogs are uncommon, says Kohl.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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How did clowns become a protest symbol?—
Janet W. Lee,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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And, yeah, it’s run by unworthy—the clowns are the best one.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Smarmy jerks can get obscenely wealthy in this country just by managing other people’s money.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, where most clients are great, some are jerks.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Like other types of wildlife, such as raccoons, opossums, and skunks, coyotes love an easy meal and will quickly learn where to find one, says Owen.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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Owens has spotted coyotes, crayfish, snakes, bats, foxes, skunks and a wide array of butterflies and moths on her daily walks through the forest.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Each team has to drag three giant snakes through a bunch of obstacles and then get a ball through a snake maze to win immunity.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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There are crocodiles, birds by the thousands, snakes, turtles, and many kinds of mammals.—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Over the course of a standard snake yoga class, 2-3 handlers bring out about fifteen reptiles.—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Wade into the waves on the south end of the beach and take a swim with the graceful reptiles found gathering there.—
Cailey Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Luxury real estate, especially the highest of the high end where Oren and Tal worked, is a very small world, a kind of glamorous rats’ nest.—
James D. Walsh,
Curbed,
10 Mar. 2026
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Tests on rats and sheep show injuries consistent with those seen in humans.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Toads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toads. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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