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as in pelt
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value
furriers willing to pay good money for a lynx fur
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as in to silt
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Recent Examples of fur
Barbara Spindel,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
According to Britannica, grizzly bears have brownish fur, humped shoulders, and an elevated forehead.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
USA TODAY,
27 Mar. 2020
Whether feathered or furred, all of these animals belong to the same political species: the bird-dogger.
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Samuel Ashworth,
Washington Post,
24 Feb. 2020
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Noun
He was held captive in Creek and Natchez communities before being sold by his Indigenous captors to a fur trader, leading to a decade of re-enslavement on a South Carolina plantation.
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Barbara Spindel,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
According to Britannica, grizzly bears have brownish fur, humped shoulders, and an elevated forehead.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Verb
Without the companion app, FurReal is still a responsive robot who makes calm, happy noises when kids pet it on its furred back, or barks a warning when its tail is tweaked.
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USA TODAY,
27 Mar. 2020
Whether feathered or furred, all of these animals belong to the same political species: the bird-dogger.
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Samuel Ashworth,
Washington Post,
24 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fur
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Unlike straw or lower-grade wool blends, beaver felt can be reworked without collapsing its structure, which is what allows hats to be reshaped by hand rather than stamped out of a mold.
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The record also states that the boys were wearing heavy wool coats and silk stockings in the middle of summer in Philly.
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Putting diseased plant material in your compost pile and using unclean or dull pruning tools also increases the risk of transmitting issues from plant to plant.
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The growing pile of credible critics is a direct challenge to that thesis.
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These passages are called portages, a term derived from English and French trappers who, alongside Indigenous nations like the Ojibwe and the Dakota, collected pelts for the lucrative fur trade from the late 17th century to the early 19th.
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Maradona, for his part, repeatedly backheeled the ball while sprinting at full pelt, leaving England defenders unsure whether to follow the player or the ball.
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But the estuary, which had been silting up since the 11th century, had different ideas.
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The rock was originally silt on the seafloor that, it's argued, hosted early microbial life that was buried by more silt, leaving the carbon as their remains.
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The paddle brush, meanwhile, solved a nagging hair problem for me.
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Van Hecke jogged to the sideline after his blond hair had turned red from the blood.
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Such simplicity is exactly why the bolster is so well-suited to Goldblum’s nap room.
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Smart baby products can provide a hand, including by extending nap time with soothing noises and movement.
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Yes, leather flats can be edgy, too—and this strappy option is proof.
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Even with the ebb and flow of its guests, the lobby, with its towering floral arrangements, red leather seating, and large arched windows, exudes a sense of calm–a point of relief in the beating heart of the city.
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The former donned a long black coat over a matching shirt and tie, dark wash jeans and dress shoes, while the latter rocked a white tank top with light wash jeans and olive green boots.
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All 182 guest rooms were given a fresh coat of dusty rose paint, new custom carpet, furniture and upgraded bathrooms.
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“Fur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fur. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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