as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
we could never resist the little urchin's pleas for candy
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Recent Examples of urchin
Without sea stars to balance the food web, urchin numbers have exploded.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Their big-brother/little-brother vibe is more affecting than the relationship between siblings Natalie and Henry, typical Hollywood urchins whose brave action-movie routines are exceptional only for their cubistic, pillowy environs.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
These urchins now persist in a dormant state, waiting for new kelp to appear.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
But another factor was the explosion of urchin populations.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Their big-brother/little-brother vibe is more affecting than the relationship between siblings Natalie and Henry, typical Hollywood urchins whose brave action-movie routines are exceptional only for their cubistic, pillowy environs.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
These urchins now persist in a dormant state, waiting for new kelp to appear.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
But another factor was the explosion of urchin populations.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urchin
Noun
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The monkeys have bright orange fur on their limbs, tails and heads but gray fur on their backs.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
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Who Said What When By the time the deepfakes were discovered, Byron had resigned, the head of HR as well, and Paltrow/Reynolds had recast the discussion just enough to get the monkeys off everyone’s backs.—
Davia Temin,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The San Diego Zoo has cared for Tasmanian devils off and on since the 1950s.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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Tasmanian devils are carnivorous marsupials found only on the island of Tasmania off Australia.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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“Urchin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urchin. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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