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
Yet, it has also been found that some of the harms of urchin population growth can be lessened when sections of ocean are protected.
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Rebecca Vega Thurber, The Conversation, 26 Sep. 2025
Without its keystone predators, the balance of the coastal ecosystem can shift to damage control: urchins strip kelp forests, waves hit harder, and the quiet rhythm of life shifts.
—New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2025
Along some parts of the California coast, from Marin to Mendocino, scientists have been replanting kelp and working to remove overgrown urchin populations to help restore kelp forests that were depleted when sea star populations crashed.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Revel in serenity while slowly kayaking through exotic mangrove forests and spot starfish, coral, Queen conch, and urchins in Key West.
—AFAR Media, 31 July 2025
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Rebecca Vega Thurber, The Conversation, 26 Sep. 2025
Without its keystone predators, the balance of the coastal ecosystem can shift to damage control: urchins strip kelp forests, waves hit harder, and the quiet rhythm of life shifts.
—New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2025
Along some parts of the California coast, from Marin to Mendocino, scientists have been replanting kelp and working to remove overgrown urchin populations to help restore kelp forests that were depleted when sea star populations crashed.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Revel in serenity while slowly kayaking through exotic mangrove forests and spot starfish, coral, Queen conch, and urchins in Key West.
—AFAR Media, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urchin
Noun
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Shortly after opening, one such monkey perched herself at the cocktail bar.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Obama, as a candidate and president, was featured as a monkey or other primates on T-shirts and other merchandise.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Among the fastest-growing indoor plants is golden pathos or devil’s ivy (Epipremnum aureum).—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
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Sun Raha Hai sees a desperate millionaire drawn into a devil’s pact and rom-com Mismatched is back for a fourth and final season.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Urchin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urchin. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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