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Recent Examples of rabbit
Pets typically are exposed through insect bites or by hunting infected animals such as rabbits and rodents.
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Staff Report, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
Back in the lab, Waters is done infusing all three vials of synthetic blood into the rabbit after about 10 minutes.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 24 July 2025
The animatronic rabbits are outfitted with motors and internal heaters that are designed to replicate the behaviors and body temperatures of live marsh rabbits (Sylvilagus palustris), which Burmese pythons love to eat.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2025
Members have selected, fed and groomed animals like steers, lambs, poultry, rabbits, goats or pigs as a learning and business opportunity.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
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Staff Report, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
Back in the lab, Waters is done infusing all three vials of synthetic blood into the rabbit after about 10 minutes.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 24 July 2025
The animatronic rabbits are outfitted with motors and internal heaters that are designed to replicate the behaviors and body temperatures of live marsh rabbits (Sylvilagus palustris), which Burmese pythons love to eat.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2025
Members have selected, fed and groomed animals like steers, lambs, poultry, rabbits, goats or pigs as a learning and business opportunity.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit
Noun
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Residents are prohibited from owning dangerous animals, including large non-domestic cats, raccoons and wolves.—
Bella Waters,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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In the past year, the department confirmed 25 rabid animals, including raccoons and feral cats.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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The animals included 12 bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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While bears are easily the biggest fear in some parks, a pack of hungry racoons or an inquisitive skunk aren’t to be messed with either.—
Geoffrey Morrison,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Keep your eyes peeled—and binoculars handy—for goat-like chamois, bearded vultures, and beavers against the stunning backdrop of Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, and the steep Justistal Valley below.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
18 July 2025
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These types are symbolized by animals: lion, otter, golden retriever and beaver.—
Nancy Pulciano,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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Using a network of trail cameras, Wails and her colleagues watched how the island’s ecosystem has evolved over the past decade, and how other predatory species, such as raccoons and opossums, responded to the sudden dearth of foxes.—
Ramin Skibba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2025
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Officers responded to more than 100 incidents involving dogs, cats, rabbits, foxes, snakes and raccoons in unincorporated Arapahoe County during the first month, sheriff’s officials said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
21 July 2025
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On the runway, several iterations were displayed in materials ranging from leather, shearling and satin, to mink, swakara and eel.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
3 July 2025
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Invasive animals — such as mink — as well as deforestation, forest fires and unregulated construction could also negatively impact the species.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Take a seat for a round-the-clock show: the ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbits, waterfowl and occasional muskrats that wander about, lured by the lake.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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One East Hartford man shoots 100 muskrats for some reason.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Over the next several minutes the child began to warm to the gray rodent and before long, the chinchilla was riding atop Ace’s cowboy hat.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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Inside the big canvas structure, visitors find giant hares — that’s a rabbit — lizards, bantam chickens, chinchillas and hedgehogs, many of which are being seen for the first time by curious children.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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Wildlife killed include moose, deer, black bears, elk, mountain lions, raccoons, hawks, coyotes, porcupines, red foxes, bobcats, owls, rabbits, Canadian geese, beavers and badgers.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Left unchecked, this badger cub would almost certainly have died.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Rabbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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