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
But another factor was the explosion of urchin populations.
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Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
The California state government has partnered with nonprofits and commercial fishermen to clear urchins and restore kelp.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
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London, England
June 1895
Clara Chambers, the Countess of Duxbury, entered her drawing room and considered the urchin who’d demanded to be seen at once.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
There were enormous sponges and urchins with long spines.
—Nell Zink, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
The California state government has partnered with nonprofits and commercial fishermen to clear urchins and restore kelp.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
Read on for an exclusive excerpt from the prologue of The Secret Book Society.
London, England
June 1895
Clara Chambers, the Countess of Duxbury, entered her drawing room and considered the urchin who’d demanded to be seen at once.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
There were enormous sponges and urchins with long spines.
—Nell Zink, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urchin
Noun
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Twenty voices multiply it, adding yodels and monkey noises, the sheer volume making up for the pep talks the crowd doesn’t have time to give.—
Sam MacIlwaine,
Outside Online,
16 June 2025
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Today's monkey torture videos are the products of a digitally connected world.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Assign someone to challenge ideas or play devil’s advocate.—
Elizabeth Freedman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Like, Mars is a character, kind of like a devil on my shoulder.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2025
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“Urchin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urchin. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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