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Recent Examples of beaver
Playing a beaver named Nibbles, comedian Fortune Feister was also reported to be lending her voice around the time of D23.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2025
Very rare does a small dog go into a fight with a big beaver and come out on top.
—Marta Mieze, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Looking for the hallmark signs of beaver colonies in analyzing imagery, Zocco can determine if there is a beaver population in a specific area.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Beaver rescue brings new life to animal sanctuary An elderly beaver named Agnes who was found badly injured and malnourished has become an unlikely social media sensation and financial savior for a struggling animal rescue in Indiana.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2025
Very rare does a small dog go into a fight with a big beaver and come out on top.
—Marta Mieze, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Looking for the hallmark signs of beaver colonies in analyzing imagery, Zocco can determine if there is a beaver population in a specific area.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Beaver rescue brings new life to animal sanctuary An elderly beaver named Agnes who was found badly injured and malnourished has become an unlikely social media sensation and financial savior for a struggling animal rescue in Indiana.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaver
Noun
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Painter and Jensen have seen beavers, muskrats, pond turtles, deer and black bears roaming the grounds.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Mar. 2025
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Even in her early twenties, Long held staunch opinions on stocking colors and children’s frocks, Christmas cards and muskrat coats.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2025
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Adding social services, mental health services and job training would go a long way toward helping far more people than banning mink coats.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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Out stepped the Queen of Soul in a full-length mink coat.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2025
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The food, by Kyiv chef Kateryna Tkachuk, is both deeply regional and softly modern: rabbit skewers grilled over grapevines; subtly-spiced tomatoes that even now, writing this, make my mouth water; a creme brûlée packed with varenyk.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Recent reports of rabbit strikes on airplanes are the latest examples of the mayhem these creatures of chaos can inflict on unsuspecting targets.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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Other wildlife previously captured on the show, which features no narration or music, just nature, includes bears, reindeer, birds of prey, and otters.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Then the otter appears in different environments with different styles of background.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Next, peruse Auntie Q’s diverse array of vintage items and collectibles–from glassware and toys to restored cast-iron cooking pieces – and don’t leave without a Sand Mountain Beach Club T-shirt sporting a mischievous racoon and snarky sayings.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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Marvel Rocket and Baby Groot Minifigure Recreate some of Rocket’s adventures from Guardians of the Galaxy with this buildable and poseable figure of the beloved racoon.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Rivera squeezed detergent from two laundry pods onto the raccoon’s head, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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We most commonly associate animals like bats, raccoons and skunks or foxes with being carriers.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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The next few weeks may be a crucial test of the honey badgers’ resilience.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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This previous label, which debuted on the 2010 vintages, featured Hamel Family Wines in cursive and an image of a badger.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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At the same time, marten populations shot up and the researchers began to see their scat in new areas.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Journal Sentinel,
5 July 2024
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This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
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“Beaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaver. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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