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Recent Examples of otters
And all of a sudden, an otter comes right up to the glass and begins interacting with them, soon joined by a second otter.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
After a long day, the otter rests in bed with his owner, Hadsell.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Swift herself broke back in to say that Kelce doesn’t want to take an otter out of the wild, as in taking a pup from its mother.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
The podcast conversation was not limited to music, however, the couple (and his brother) covered a range of topics, everything from Swift's newfound love of football, an obsession for baking sourdough loaves, watching otter videos, her parents' health and the start of the superstars' relationship.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
The feces revealed that crabs and finfish were the staples of otter diets, making up 93 percent of all prey items based on the DNA analysis.
—Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Yeah, Kelce likes otter videos.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Having children can be such a basically animal experience that to read about it as performed by otter, whale, or even bird all seems relevant.
—Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
An otter captured in a box also plays a key role in the film.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
After a long day, the otter rests in bed with his owner, Hadsell.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Swift herself broke back in to say that Kelce doesn’t want to take an otter out of the wild, as in taking a pup from its mother.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
The podcast conversation was not limited to music, however, the couple (and his brother) covered a range of topics, everything from Swift's newfound love of football, an obsession for baking sourdough loaves, watching otter videos, her parents' health and the start of the superstars' relationship.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
The feces revealed that crabs and finfish were the staples of otter diets, making up 93 percent of all prey items based on the DNA analysis.
—Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Yeah, Kelce likes otter videos.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Having children can be such a basically animal experience that to read about it as performed by otter, whale, or even bird all seems relevant.
—Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
An otter captured in a box also plays a key role in the film.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for otters
Noun
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One tour company that does a fantastic job of locating whales and seals is Charlevoix Croisières AML.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Soon after, a great white shark chomped on one of the seals — leading to the seal’s likely death and triggering beach closures.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ksenia, whom Baranov meets at a hedonistic party in the early 1990s as counterculturals rage amid the dawn of a new, post-USSR Russian era, is indicated as a grifting wild thing, the type who always has a mysterious male benefactor to keep her in minks.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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On the smaller side, species like the river otter and mink can be found feasting on fish by the water’s edge, while lucky visitors may catch a glimpse of a wolverine roaming the tundra—and these are far from the only predators that call Katmai home.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While intentionally bred to be independent hunters of badgers, dachshunds can be brave, yet rash and stubborn.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Those who are lucky may notice foxes, badgers, otters or deer along the route.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now native Spartina grasses have returned, as have muskrats and threatened bird species.—
Kyra Morris,
The Atlantic,
22 Aug. 2025
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Its voraciousness has threatened native populations of minks, muskrats, and river otters.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Have fun sticking it to the man—or the raccoon, as the case may be.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Both viruses are highly contagious and often fatal to mammals, such as dogs and raccoons, according to information from the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine and the American Veterinary Medical Association.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The short season, when thousands of fishers and crew live on Bristol Bay, home of the world’s largest sockeye population, for about six short weeks, others processing on land, provides the global supply of sockeye salmon for the entire year to come.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Through radio and snow tracking, biologists later found that the fishers that were released in northwestern Connecticut had high survival rates and successfully reproduced.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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By the 1920s and '30s, fox skins draped around the shoulders or fashioned into capes were especially beloved.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The playful creatures are prey to foxes, jaguars, and even at times humans, but tend to eat insects, plants, roots and smaller vertebrates, the zoo said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio; his stage name, as fans later learned, was inspired by a childhood photograph that captured him, scowling, in a rabbit costume.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Butterflies and other pollinators are common visitors, while deer and rabbits leave this plant alone.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Otters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otters. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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