as in monkeys
an appealingly mischievous person
we could never resist the little urchin's pleas for candy
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Noun
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For six years, older monkeys resisted change.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Usually left on guests' beds during turndown service, the fabric sculptures can range from simple swans and bunnies to elaborate elephants, monkeys, or even sea creatures.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Weapons seems to break such cycles, leaving no more devils hiding in basements or upstairs bedrooms playing with dolls or ribbons of hair.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Urchins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urchins. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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