as in shrew
a bad-tempered scolding woman
why anyone puts up with that vixen's sharp tongue is beyond me
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At a baseline, video vixens confirmed that Black women deserve all of the episodic things shown in the music videos.
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Raquel Reichard, refinery29.com, 24 Sep. 2024
Those three vixens see the event as a chance to launch their influencer careers; they’re pressured to succeed by Annabelle’s ambitious stage mom, Janette (Wilson), who operates a salon called Curl Up N Dye out of her garage.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
She’s dressed like an Old Hollywood vixen: wearing a sleek, tan trench coat paired with leather boots, oversized sunglasses and a headscarf.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
However, Hernandez continued to pursue her despite knowing that the former video vixen is heterosexual.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Raquel Reichard, refinery29.com, 24 Sep. 2024
Those three vixens see the event as a chance to launch their influencer careers; they’re pressured to succeed by Annabelle’s ambitious stage mom, Janette (Wilson), who operates a salon called Curl Up N Dye out of her garage.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
She’s dressed like an Old Hollywood vixen: wearing a sleek, tan trench coat paired with leather boots, oversized sunglasses and a headscarf.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
However, Hernandez continued to pursue her despite knowing that the former video vixen is heterosexual.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vixen
shrew
Noun
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The shrew is one of these mammals, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
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The elephant shrew genus Macroscelides was the sole exception, shifting to omnivory after adopting myrmecophagy during the Eocene.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
ArsTechnica,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Vixen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vixen. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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