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Recent Examples of mink
Kansas City’s Line Creek Forest is where various species of birds, squirrels, deer, minks, fish and turtles call home.
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
My grandmother treasures a mink coat her father bought her more than 60 years ago.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
The adjacent chamber is in glittering gold tiles and features designs that are themselves mosaics of jewels, silks, sequins and even mink.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Coats of mink, lynx, wolf, sable and ocelot covered the walls of his store, a branch of fashion house Pajaro, one of several high-end fur boutiques in town.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
My grandmother treasures a mink coat her father bought her more than 60 years ago.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
The adjacent chamber is in glittering gold tiles and features designs that are themselves mosaics of jewels, silks, sequins and even mink.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Coats of mink, lynx, wolf, sable and ocelot covered the walls of his store, a branch of fashion house Pajaro, one of several high-end fur boutiques in town.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mink
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In the final cut, Mabel accidentally stumbles upon research being done by her biology professor (Kathy Najimy), discovers the technology, and hijacks a robot beaver.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ginger the beaver made a dam good leading lady.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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Since 2005, Lake Katherine has been a refuge for migrating birds, beavers, muskrats, bald eagles, ospreys, turtles, and more.—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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That includes foxes, minks, muskrats, otters, least weasels and bobcats.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Oct. 2025
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These lamington cupcakes are a fuzzy delight, resembling cartoon rabbits from a fairy tale.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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In total, 76 dogs and puppies of varying breeds, 15 cats and kittens and 2 Flemish rabbits were removed from the home and taken to the Pennsylvania SPCA for medical care.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The mother then lifted the toddler out of the water while the otter continued attacking and bit her arm.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Detroit Zoo will be posting updates as the pups continue to grow and hit new milestones, so following the zoo’s social media is your best bet for the freshest otter content.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Wolverines are beagle-sized carnivores related to weasels, ermines, badgers, martens, otters, and black footed ferrets, all of which are native to this state.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Other small mammals like ferrets, degus, sugar gliders, chinchillas, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, rats and mice are all allowed as pets.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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What's more, the European Commission is planning to announce a decision on banning the holding and killing of mink, foxes, raccoon, dogs and chinchilla, and marketing of fur products from those animals, according to its website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Fall and Rise—released Tuesday—journalist Isabel Vincent reports that Kennedy once pulled over to the side of the road to cut off the genitals of a dead racoon for quasi-scientific study.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
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In addition to serving as a living mulch, the spiny hairs on squash leaves are thought to deter raccoons from stealing your sweet corn.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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Our room was papered with a charming House of Hackney print featuring a sloth smoking a hookah, a badger sipping a tropical cocktail, and an otter fanning itself.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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