as in monkeys
an appealingly mischievous person
we could never resist the little urchin's pleas for candy
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Recent Examples of urchins
Freed from predation, purple urchins razed vast swaths of kelp unchecked.
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Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026
Cala Gaetano is the most breathtaking of all, both in awe and anxiety, where slippery steps without any barriers bring you to a secluded cove speckled with urchins.
—Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026
Cala Gaetano is the most breathtaking of all, both in awe and anxiety, where slippery steps without any barriers bring you to a secluded cove speckled with urchins.
—Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urchins
Noun
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Madonna hunts pheasant in the English countryside, Thomas Edison electrocutes an elephant, Harry Harlow conducts callous experiments on monkeys, and Jimmy Carter fends off a swamp rabbit attack.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Also known as snow monkeys, Japanese macaques, native to Japan, have a thick, lush fur coat that is adapted to cold climates, according to New England Primate Conservancy.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Angels and devils working together to stop Armageddon.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Ash devils can hurl hot embers in all directions and spark new fires, but this one harmlessly dissipated without spreading the blaze further.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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“Urchins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urchins. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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