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also fox
1
as in beauties
a lovely woman
she's a real fox—smart, sassy, and sexy
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2
as in dolls
a physically attractive person
both he and his twin sister are foxes
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as in puzzles
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
she won't be foxed by such telemarketing tricks
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as in fools
to get the better of through cleverness
no confidence man will ever fox me and get my hard-earned money
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Recent Examples of foxes
Kelli Arseneau,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
There are numerous color choices, including toffee, fox, mood indigo, soft pink, blue pearl, lava rock, and toasted coconuts.
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Terri Williams,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Map your local predator threat, from raccoons and hawks to foxes, dogs and rats, and build defenses around what actually lives in your area.
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Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Raccoons, foxes, hawks, dogs and rats each require different defenses.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
The grounds run wild with deer, fox, hawks, hummingbirds, and the occasional brown bear.
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Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
29 June 2026
The foxes went down; the bandicoots and meat allergies popped up.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Options for activities include paddleboarding and chasing Arctic swells in the fjords, sailing through sea cliffs and the uninhabited Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, and spotting whales, seals, Arctic foxes, and more wildlife.
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 June 2026
Just as hedgehogs deplore foxes for a lack of theoretical ambition, foxes spend their time screaming at hedgehogs for missing this or that eloquent detail.
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Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
27 June 2026
Noun
Rabies is often found in bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes, but any mammal can be infected.
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Kelli Arseneau,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
There are numerous color choices, including toffee, fox, mood indigo, soft pink, blue pearl, lava rock, and toasted coconuts.
—
Terri Williams,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Map your local predator threat, from raccoons and hawks to foxes, dogs and rats, and build defenses around what actually lives in your area.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Raccoons, foxes, hawks, dogs and rats each require different defenses.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
The grounds run wild with deer, fox, hawks, hummingbirds, and the occasional brown bear.
—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
29 June 2026
The foxes went down; the bandicoots and meat allergies popped up.
—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Options for activities include paddleboarding and chasing Arctic swells in the fjords, sailing through sea cliffs and the uninhabited Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, and spotting whales, seals, Arctic foxes, and more wildlife.
—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 June 2026
Just as hedgehogs deplore foxes for a lack of theoretical ambition, foxes spend their time screaming at hedgehogs for missing this or that eloquent detail.
—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foxes
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Cotton Candy Grapes These high-sugar green beauties really do taste like cotton candy.
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The best office chairs on Amazon can fix that, ranging from our favorite overall, Herman Miller’s Aeron Office Chair, to ergonomic beauties from Branch, Flexispot, and Haworth that come cosigned by AD staffers.
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Now, there are advisory boards for both historical dolls and Girl of the Year, Cartwright says.
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The backstory Educator, journalist, and philanthropist Pleasant Rowland—best known to the world as the creator of the American Girl line of dolls—graduated from Wells College, a former school in town, in 1962.
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Although many economists say the market was overvalued and a decline was inevitable, what triggered the crash is open to debate, and the sheer magnitude of the drop still puzzles economists.
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What still puzzles me, amid all these noteworthy projects, is Dudamel’s way with the standard repertory.
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Runway, Pika, and a dozen others can produce footage that fools the eye on first watch.
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What fools these non-OpenAI mortals must be.
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The bell’s pyramidal face is decorated with depictions of deceased kings and queens, and its toll was believed to invoke ancestral spirits.
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Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
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The queen of the blonde beach babes!
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Most of these songs go out to the babes.
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Using humane methods like squirrel baffles and tree nets can effectively keep squirrels out of your fruit trees.
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Multiple baffles within the bladder help keep the liquid from sloshing around excessively, while a wide waterproof zipper across the top makes for easy filling, cleaning, and adding of electrolytes.
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The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.
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The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.
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