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Recent Examples of varmint Jett Rink was a really malevolent varmint, and kind of swarthy and dark. Jeff Conway, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 After arriving, having supper with Briggs and hunting all night, the hunters called the area clear of varmints. Buckley T. Foster Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024 Anyone who even believes in a safe zone these days is living in a dream world, and should probably resort to more drastic measures to remove the weeds and varmints from their heads. Bob Lorentson, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024 That is if dogs or varmints haven’t gotten there first, tearing open the bags and leaving the contents strewn across people’s yards. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for varmint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for varmint
Noun
  • Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.
    cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.
    Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • But in politics — as in life —there’s a fine line between being genuine and being a jerk.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • Smoky, spicy jerk is also on the menu in the Pulled Jerk Pork & Coconut Shrimp appetizer at Eleanor’s at Sandals Grande Antigua.
    Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • While bears are easily the biggest fear in some parks, a pack of hungry racoons or an inquisitive skunk aren’t to be messed with either.
    Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • Right before arriving at our campsite, a skunk ran across the front of the car, did a handstand, and then disappeared into the scrub.
    Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Also, this was not a good week for billionaires as a socialist Muslim won a long-shot victory in the NYC Democratic primary, partly on the promise to raise taxes among the highest income earners, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos starred in a clown show wedding in Venice.
    Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
  • Ayanna Pressley, another blow-in-drifter (from Chicago), pole vaulted from the City Council clown show to the U.S. House.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • What This Means For You Recent research linking glyphosate, a common weedkiller ingredient, to cancer in rats raises new concerns about its safety for humans.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 20 June 2025
  • In the delightful Ratatouille, Remy the rat (Patton Oswalt) struggles to fit in.
    Meg Walters, EW.com, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Potential signs of a snake bite include swelling, bruising, pain, drooling and weakness.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • However, contrary to popular belief, cobras aren’t the fastest strikers in the snake world.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Yet Mitchell Robinson, ever the joker, can’t make up his mind.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
  • Hayden Christensen as Jake Hill Conley Hayden Christensen played Jake Hill Conley, another neighborhood boy known for being a practical joker.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
  • In the lawsuit, Bonta accused Nijjar, family members and their companies of subjecting tenants to vermin infestations and overflowing sewage, overcharging them and violating anti-discrimination laws.
    Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025

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“Varmint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/varmint. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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