as in dogs
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
that miserable toad is lucky to have even a single friend
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Recent Examples of toads
This will protect the toads and frogs from extreme heat and any predators.
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Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
Race across the grass, check on our neighbor's cattle and catch toads at sunset.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Nearby is the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to critically endangered Amargosa toads and pupfish.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
Many are about toads, or other amphibians.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
What’s more, the toads’ habitats have yet to be thoroughly explored, and scientists can only guess at how many unknown species in the region may exist, Scherz said.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
When the time comes, the females deliver live, miniature toads instead of laying eggs in water.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
The Yachang leaf litter toads were found in clear-water streams filled with rocks in the forest, surrounded by trees and karst formations, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Instead, these poisonous toads proved deadly to the native species that tried to prey on them.
—Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
Race across the grass, check on our neighbor's cattle and catch toads at sunset.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Nearby is the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to critically endangered Amargosa toads and pupfish.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
Many are about toads, or other amphibians.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
What’s more, the toads’ habitats have yet to be thoroughly explored, and scientists can only guess at how many unknown species in the region may exist, Scherz said.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
When the time comes, the females deliver live, miniature toads instead of laying eggs in water.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
The Yachang leaf litter toads were found in clear-water streams filled with rocks in the forest, surrounded by trees and karst formations, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Instead, these poisonous toads proved deadly to the native species that tried to prey on them.
—Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toads
Noun
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Fire crews quickly confined and extinguished the blaze, however, searchers found three dogs dead, Bosse said.—
Jennifer Edwards Baker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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Two young children and two dogs were killed as a result of a house fire Sunday in Jackson, Michigan, the Jackson Fire Department said.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Deep cherry red, black, and white come together to create a whimsical world of dice, cards, sad clowns, and a ticking pocketwatch.—
Samantha Brash,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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These clowns don't even have the courage of their pathetic White supremacist convictions.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Smarmy jerks can get obscenely wealthy in this country just by managing other people’s money.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, where most clients are great, some are jerks.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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But toads and frogs are also prey animals for owls, hawks, skunks, opossums, and raccoons.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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At night, the desert comes alive with coyote howls, prowling skunks and the possibility of larger cats or black bears nearby.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are no snakes, no venomous spiders, no large predators like wild cats or monkeys, and no scorpions.—
James Barrett,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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In videos shared on social media, handlers could be seen removing two snakes from Nwangene's home and a bystander was heard identifying one as a cobra.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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The findings also suggest that herbivory evolved independently in several different groups of early land vertebrates, not just in the ancestors of modern reptiles.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mammals and reptiles were commonly treated with formalin before being stored in alcohol, while invertebrates were often preserved directly in formaldehyde or mixed solutions containing additives such as glycerol or propylene glycol.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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His work includes the maintenance of all 20 trails, data collection, search and rescue of lost hikers, and the culling of animals that threaten Saba's ecosystem, including rats.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Health advocacy groups such as the Center for Science in the Public Interest have long urged consumers to avoid products containing BHA because some studies have indicated that the chemical causes cancer in rats, mice and hamsters.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Toads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toads. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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